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1.487 ian 19: <h2>March, 2006</h2>
20: <ul>
1.495 ! ian 21:
! 22: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
! 23: <a href="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39259254,00.htm">
! 24: OpenBSD 3.9 adds sensor framework</a>, ZDNet UK, March 24, 2006
! 25: </strong></font><br>
! 26: It's easy to focus on our project's security, but we innovate in other areas too.
! 27: This article highlights the "sensors" framework added in 3.9 to provide and integrated
! 28: approach to handling Dell PowerEdge servers' Embedded Server Management (ESM), IPMI, and
! 29: in general temperature and environmental issues.
! 30: "There is a significant new sensor framework [in OpenBSD 3.9], which
! 31: supports voltage sensors, fan sensors, temperature sensors, and so
! 32: on," said de Raadt. "Such a feature is still missing in Linux and
! 33: other major operating systems." ...
! 34: De Raadt has already been using the sensor framework to monitor the
! 35: machines running in
! 36: <a href="images/newrack.jpg">the project's server room</a>. "I now get a call
! 37: on my cell phone whenever something is wrong in the machine room,"
! 38: <p>
! 39:
! 40: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
! 41: <a href="http://comment.zdnet.co.uk/other/0,39020682,39259281,00.htm">
! 42: Paying for free software may be the bargain of a lifetime</a>, ZDNet UK, March 24, 2006
! 43: </strong></font><br>
! 44: Starts with a Theo quote from the previous article on ZDNet:
! 45: "A culture of entitlement is starting to damage the open source community".
! 46: The article argues that mega-computer-companies that use open source tend to use BSD:
! 47: "The open BSDs may be less famous than Linux, but they are arguably
! 48: superior in stability and security. This has made it popular in
! 49: ISPs and elsewhere - Apple, for example, adopted BSD within OS X.
! 50: BSD, unlike software released under the GPL, carrys no legal
! 51: obligations for the adopter to provide anything for the community in return."
! 52: Goes on to argue that these companies <em>ought</em> to be fair enough
! 53: to send a small bit of their money back into funding open source.
! 54: "In the time it takes to read this article, we calculate that Apple
! 55: will have easily made enough to pay-off OpenBSD's annual losses,
! 56: with a little left over to buy black turtlenecks for all. It's not
! 57: just Apple's baby - other companies owe far more to OpenBSD - but
! 58: in open source a little symbolism goes a long way."
! 59: <p>
! 60:
1.487 ian 61: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.494 bernd 62: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/71174">
63: OpenBSD muss an den Sparstrumpf</a>, heise online, March 23, 2006
64: </strong></font><br>
1.495 ! ian 65: OpenBSD is touching its savings - Small news article about the project's
1.494 bernd 66: financial situation.
67: <p>
68:
69: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.495 ! ian 70: <a href="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/linuxunix/0,39020390,39259042,00.htm">
! 71: OpenBSD Founder Makes Funding Plea</a>, ZDNet UK, March 23, 2006
! 72: </strong></font><br>
! 73: One of the first mainstream sites to pick up on Marco's article (below),
! 74: this one reports the funding figures on how much it really costs to
! 75: produce our favorite operating system.
! 76: "Although OpenBSD has a number of commercial users, including many
! 77: ISPs, de Raadt claimed that all of its donations come from individuals
! 78: rather than companies many of who claim the have no budget to pay
! 79: for the operating system. "The culture of entitlement is starting
! 80: to damage the open source community," he said."
! 81: <p>
! 82:
! 83: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
! 84: <a href="URL">
! 85: OpenBSD Finances</a>, OpenBSD Journal, March 21, 2006
! 86: </strong></font><br>
! 87: Marco Peereboom's article notes that
! 88: "OpenBSD for the past 2 years has turned a loss of approximately $20K USD" per year.
! 89: Hackathons - where a lot of developers get together in critical mass and churn out
! 90: new ideas and new code in great quantity - cost from US$10K-30K each, and we try to run
! 91: a few of them each year.
! 92: Meanwhile, compananies that use OpenBSD and companies - many of them highly profitable -
! 93: that incorporate OpenSSH into operating systems and even routers and other appliances
! 94: have not been forthcoming: no major computer company has given funding
! 95: to the OpenBSD project.
! 96: It's time for them to do so.
! 97: <p>
! 98:
! 99: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.489 deraadt 100: <a href="http://www.robtv.com">Report on Business Television</a>
101: March 10, 5:45pm MST</strong></font><br>
1.490 deraadt 102: Theo de Raadt was interviewed by Howard Green on <b>The Business Show</b>:<br>
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1.490 deraadt 106: European mirror:
107: <a href="http://www.eurobsd.org/20060310/robtv2006.avi">Interview 35MB AVI file</a>
108: <br>
109: A longer segment is also available at <a href="http://www.robtv.ca">www.robtv.ca</a>.
1.489 deraadt 110: <p>
111:
112: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.487 ian 113: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200603/openbgpd.html">OpenBGPd in OpenBSD</a>
114: Daemon News, March, 2006</strong></font><br>
115: Check out the notes and slides from Henning Brauer's presentation at
116: <a href="http://www.nanog.org/mtg-0602/">NANOG 36</a>;
117: the text and questions cover everything from how and why OpenBGPd got created,
118: through configuration and tools, to integration with pf and CARP,
119: to technical issues regarding use of IPSEC to provide security for BGP packets.
120: Along the way there's considerable discussion on how the program was
121: designed to provide reliability and security.
122: <p>
123:
124: </ul>
125:
1.485 ian 126: <h2>February, 2006</h2>
127: <ul>
128: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.486 ian 129: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1859">Zero to IPSec in 4 minutes</a>
130: Security Focus, February 28, 2006</strong></font><br>
131: This article, as its lead-in says,
132: "looks at how to get a fully functional IPSec VPN up and running between two fresh OpenBSD
133: installations in about four minutes flat".
134: If you've shied away from setting up an IPSEC VPN because of config file complexity,
135: now is the time to reconsider.
136: Dragos Ruiu shows you how the ipsecctl command (introduced to the world in OpenBSD 3.8)
137: makes it really easy to set up a VPN between consenting OpenBSD machines.
138: He states that he and a colleague were able to get two machines talking over IPSEC
139: in a few minutes, and only changing a few configuration files.
140: He also comments on the relative ease of installing our favorite OS, and hopes
141: that our ipsecctl will be adopted by the other BSDs (hopefully in a compatible way)
142: to make firewall setups easier all around the network.
143: But you don't need to wait for that if you're running OpenBSD 3.8; just follow
144: the steps in the article.
145: <p>
146:
147: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.485 ian 148: <a href="http://www.networkmagazineindia.com/200602/vendorvoice02.shtml">The Worm in the Machine</a>
149: Network Magazine India, February 2006</strong></font><br>
150: Dilip Ranade elaborates on several reasons why software is drearily buggy and endlessly insecure,
151: particularly in comparison with other technologies.
152: Imagines how very bad shape the automotive industry would be in if you had to sign the
153: same disclaimer of (non-)usability that almost every commercial EULA requires of computer users.
154: Ends with "I once dreamt that all the computer users in the world
155: arose in revolt and switched to hardened OpenBSD", though he admits that there's "fat chance" of it
156: happening in real life.
157: <p>
158:
159: </ul>
160:
1.492 ian 161: <h2>January, 2006</h2>
162: <ul>
163: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
164: <a href="http://www.coasttocoastam.com/shows/2006/01/28.html">Kevin Mitnick on
165: Coast to Coast AM Radio Show with Art Bell</a>, Jan 28, 2006</strong></font><br>
166: Art Bell interviewed Kevin Mitnick on his call-in show;
167: Paul Zacharzewski from Edmonton called to ask Mitnick for his opinion of OpenBSD.
168: If you don't want to download the whole show from coasttocoastam.com,
169: you can listen to an
170: <a href="http://unworkable.org/misc/mitnick.mp3">MP3 excerpt of this call</a>
171: in which Mitnick says: "Well, I actually use OpenBSD, so I do like it".
172: </ul>
173:
1.483 ian 174: <h2>December, 2005</h2>
175: <ul>
176: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.484 djm 177: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/375/1">OpenSSH cutting edge</a>
178: SecurityFocus, December 19, 2005</strong></font><br>
179: Federico Biancuzzi interviews OpenSSH developer Damien Miller to discuss
180: features included in the upcoming version 4.3, public key crypto
181: protocols details, timing based attacks and anti-worm measures.
182: <p>
183:
184: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.492 ian 185: <a href="http://software.newsforge.com/software/05/11/21/175249.shtml?tid=92&tid=78">Creating
1.483 ian 186: Secure Wireless Access Points with OpenBSD and OpenVPN</a>
187: NewsForge, December 13, 2005</strong></font><br>
188: A cookbook approach to setting up a wireless interface as a secure Access Point
189: using OpenBSD's hostap, pf, and authpf.
190: Configuration examples are given with basic explanations and links
191: to sites with more information on most topics.
192: <p>
193:
194: </ul>
195:
196:
1.479 grunk 197: <h2>November, 2005</h2>
198: <ul>
199: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.492 ian 200: <a href="http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20051116145737">OpenBSD
1.482 ian 201: Goes to Venice</a>,
202: OpenBSD Journal, November 16, 2005</strong></font><br>
203: "What happens when you put a dozen developers on a little island with their
204: laptops, power, and an internet connection?
205: <br/>
206: During the first week of November some OpenBSD developers met in a
207: little island in Venice's lagoon to hack on the ports system.
208: This was probably the first ports hackathon and was followed by
209: <a href="http://www.opencon.org/">OpenCON</a>, a European conference
210: fully dedicated to OpenBSD..."
211: Great coverage of the OpenBSD Porting Hackathon: people, ports, beer, ...
212: Contains a link to
213: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/papers/ven05-pvalchev/mgp00008.html">
214: pval's summary slides</a>.
215: <p>
216:
217: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.481 niallo 218: <a href="http://os.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/11/01/1710223">
219: Trying out the new OpenBSD 3.8</a>,
220: NewsForge, November 11, 2005</strong></font><br>
221: This article describes the installation of OpenBSD 3.8 from a Linux user's
222: perspective, noting the simple elegance of the installer.
223: Although the installation process may be hard to get used to at first for
224: the average Linux user, the author tells us that one can learn a lot from
225: it. Furthermore, the article clears up the common misconception that working
226: on an OpenBSD system is very different from working on a Linux system.
227: In particular, the author states that on OpenBSD, <i>"virtually the entire
228: catalog of familiar free and open source software titles is available through
229: the packages and ports system"</i>.
230: <p>
231:
232: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
233: <a href="http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3561526">
234: Return of The BSDs</a>,
235: internetnews.com, November 3, 2005</strong></font><br>
236: This article mentions that with all three major BSD flavors having had
237: a release this fall, BSD is <i>"still very much alive and kicking among
238: all the noise and buzz created by Linux"</i>. The author talks about
239: various new or improved features of 3.8, such as bioctl(8), hostapd(8),
240: network interface aggregation and sasyncd(8), and there are some
241: quotes from Bob Beck.
242: <p>
243:
244: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.479 grunk 245: <a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/051101/152/fvrlx.html">
246: OpenBSD 3.8 improves hardware support</a>,
247: ZDNet UK, November 1, 2005</strong></font><br>
1.480 ian 248: This article reports on OpenBSD 3.8, which was released on November 1.
249: The author gives an overview of the improvements and new
1.479 grunk 250: features that were made with 3.8, and quotes Theo on RAID management
251: and Linux.<br>
252: The 3.8 release hit the news also in some other places:
253: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/11/01/1258232">Slashdot</a>
254: and <a href="http://www.osnews.com/comment.php?news_id=12482">OSNews</a>
255: also report about it, mostly repeating parts
256: of the release
257: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.8/ANNOUNCEMENT">ANNOUNCEMENT</a>.
258: <p>
259: </ul>
260:
1.476 ian 261: <h2>October, 2005</h2>
262: <ul>
263:
264: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
265: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1375194866;fp;16;fpid;0">
266: 'Nightmare' drove desperate user to open source</a>,
267: Computerworld, October 24, 2005</strong></font><br>
268: A great tale of how Mark Uemura of PricewaterhouseCoopers Japan
269: was forced to move to OpenBSD because the alternatives were too costly
270: and too unreliable.
271: This quote will rattle some cages:
272: "IT managers who want to deploy an open source solution but are
273: worried about company politics should go ahead and do it without
274: asking," according to Uemura, who was promoted to IT Manager of PWC Japan
275: after saving the company seven IT-samurais' salaries.
276: Further, "In Japan large organizations like Morgan Stanley and the
277: Bank of America have moved all their backend systems to open source,
278: Uemura said, because with open source you can reduce IT operating
279: costs without any commercial lock-in."
280: <p>
281:
1.477 saad 282: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
283: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/lpt/a/6270">
284: OpenBSD 3.8: Hackers of the Lost RAID</a>,
285: ONLamp.com, October 20, 2005</strong></font><br>
286: Federico Biancuzzi interviews several OpenBSD developers about the
287: new features in OpenBSD 3.8 including interface trunking,
288: internationalization support, Inter-Access Point Protocol (IAPP),
289: IPSec SA synchronization daemon, and RAID management. There is also some
290: discussion about future plans.
291: <p>
292:
1.478 grunk 293: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
294: <a href="http://securityfocus.com/columnists/361">
295: OpenBSD's network stack</a>,
296: SecurityFocus, October 12, 2005</strong></font><br>
297: Federico Biancuzzi interviews several OpenBSD developers about OpenBSD's
298: network stack, including protection against ICMP attacks, and propagation
299: of enhancements into other BSDs and into Linux.
300: The interview also features the other protection mechanisms in the network
301: stack, a comparison to the network stack in Linux, and the history and
302: current status of <a href="http://www.openbgpd.org/">OpenBGPD</a>.
303: <p>
304:
1.476 ian 305: </ul>
306:
1.470 saad 307: <h2>September, 2005</h2>
308: <ul>
309:
310: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.474 niallo 311: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/359">
312: Security-related innovation in Unix</a>,
313: SecurityFocus, Sept. 28, 2005</strong></font><br>
314: An article examining the mmap-based malloc() implementation to be
315: included in OpenBSD 3.8. The author states that <i>"it will help OpenBSD
316: users to find bugs in software more easily, which will result in better
317: applications for everyone"</i>. He goes on to say that <i>"the more hurdles
318: that one has to jump through for good security, the less likely people will
319: go through the trouble. OpenBSD allows even the most inexperienced users to
320: take advantage of these technologies without any effort"</i>.
321: <p>
322:
323: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.473 aanriot 324: <a href="http://www.miscmag.com/articles/index.php3?page=2100">
325: [FRENCH] Champ libre : les chantiers OpenBSD</a>
326: Misc, number 21, Sept/Oct, 2005, p. 4-14</strong></font><br>
327: An interesting article about OpenBSD and associated projects. Saad Kadhi
328: and Guillaume Arcas describe useful things you can do with PF and
329: OpenSSH, and give a nice introduction to OpenNTPD and OpenCVS. If the
330: article is focused on the presentation, you can find some interesting
331: technical aspects people are not always acquainted to. A few examples
332: are shown, like a basic CARP setup, or the manner to use multiplexing
333: with OpenSSH and even how to check an OpenSSH server's keys using DNS.
334: <p>
335:
336: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.472 cloder 337: <a href="http://online.securityfocus.com/news/11306">
338: Big debate over small packets</a>,
339: SecurityFocus, Sept. 7, 2005</strong></font><br>
340: Robert Lemos discusses the ICMP denial-of-service vulnerabilities found
341: by Fernando Gont and fixed in OpenBSD. To date, OpenBSD is the only
342: system that has implemented all of the fixes recommended in the IETF
343: draft.
344: <p>
345:
346: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.471 saad 347: <a href="http://www.pcexpert.fr/">
348: [FRENCH] "Quel est le meilleur système libre pour votre
349: ordinateur ?"</a>,
350: PC Expert, number 156, p. 42-62</strong></font><br>
351: Philippe Roure compares 11 Linux and *BSD operating systems, including
352: OpenBSD 3.7, on different criteria such as security, documentation and
353: usability. OpenBSD earned a 5/5 mark (see pages 60-61) and while a mark
354: isn't necessarily objective, the author seems to grasp the OpenBSD
355: project, its goals, and how good is the operating system. The article
356: includes an interview with Saad Kadhi.
357: <p>
358:
359: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.470 saad 360: <a href="http://www.samag.com/articles/2005/0509/">
361: Monitoring PF Firewalls for Health and Performance</a>,
362: Sys Admin Magazine, Volume 14, Number 9, p. 37</strong></font><br>
363: Ryan Matteson describes several utilities that can be used to monitor the
364: health and performance of a PF firewall. Besides pfctl, the article
365: covers pftop, fwanalog, monitoring logs with tcpdump and graphing
366: performance data with pfstat.
367: <p>
368:
369: </ul>
370:
1.461 grunk 371: <h2>July, 2005</h2>
372: <ul>
373:
374: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.466 deraadt 375: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/5382">
376: Feature: OpenBSD Hackathon 2005, Part III</a>,
1.467 grunk 377: Kerneltrap, July 6, 2005</strong></font><br>
1.466 deraadt 378: Jeremy Andrews writes about the recent Blind ICMP attacks discovered
379: by Fernando Gont, and the fixes done by him and OpenBSD during the
380: 2005 Hackathon.
1.469 ian 381: The article goes into the technical background of the
1.467 grunk 382: attacks, mentioning blind ICMP attacks, "hard" ICMP errors, source
1.469 ian 383: quenching, and path MTU discovery;
384: many helpful RFCs and technical papers are linked from the explanations.
385: This is followed by a recap of the whole ICMP story, involving Gont's
1.467 grunk 386: struggle with other free projects, Cisco lawyers, Microsoft people,
387: and others.<br>
1.469 ian 388: The article concludes that OpenBSD was the first project
1.467 grunk 389: to take Fernando Gont's findings seriously, and also the first group to
390: be really painless to work with.
1.466 deraadt 391: <p>
392:
393: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.464 grunk 394: <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/06/security_blame/">
395: Security meltdown: who's to blame?</a>,
1.466 deraadt 396: The Register, July 6, 2005</strong></font><br>
1.464 grunk 397: This article talks about various groups that are frequently blamed for
398: poor security:
1.467 grunk 399: individuals, ISPs, companies, crackers, security mailing lists,
1.464 grunk 400: and last but not least: OS vendors!
1.467 grunk 401: In the last paragraph, OpenBSD's style of <i>"dumbed-down, simplified
1.464 grunk 402: and secure systems (with a heavily audited code base)"</i> is described
403: as <i>"one of the smartest approaches to security"</i>.
404: <p>
405:
406: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.461 grunk 407: <a href="http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/5-7-5/30084.html">
408: Theo de Raadt on Industry and Free Software</a>,
1.466 deraadt 409: The Epoch Times, July 5, 2005</strong></font><br>
1.463 tom 410: In this interview, Theo talks about the inception of the OpenBSD project
411: and its goals, as well as its impact on the commercial IT industry.
1.461 grunk 412: He points out once more that <i>"vendors who incorporate OpenSSH have
413: given us absolutely nothing back - not a cent"</i>.
414: Other topics covered include the OpenBSD team, Theo's role as
415: <i>"benevolent dictator"</i>, and the security process, which he compares
416: to the security efforts led by other free software projects and some
417: commercial vendors.
418: <p>
419:
420: </ul>
421:
1.454 ian 422: <h2>June, 2005</h2>
423: <ul>
1.468 grunk 424:
425: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
426: <a href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-06/ns-ttc062205.php">
427: The true cost of computer crime</a>,
428: EurekAlert / <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/">New Scientist Magazine</a>,
429: issue June 25, 2005</strong></font><br>
430: This article looks at computer crime, especially the way upcoming
431: vulnerability reports are dealt with. It also gives a short overview of the
1.469 ian 432: institutions involved in the process (vendors, free projects, CERTs).
1.468 grunk 433: <br>
434: The author mentions the work of Andy Ozment, who researches vulnerability
435: disclosure at the University of Cambridge. Using OpenBSD as a good example
436: of how disclosure and consequent fixing of bugs helps to strengthen security,
437: he refutes the widely spread FUD that disclosing vulnerabilities leads to
438: more harm than good. Ozment's methodology was to examine OpenBSD's CVS logs
1.469 ian 439: and note when fixes were published; his research shows that
1.468 grunk 440: <i>"the number of vulnerabilities decreases as a result of disclosure"</i>.
441: <p>
442:
1.454 ian 443: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.458 niallo 444: <a href="http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2005/0704/071.html">
445: Free Bird</a>,
446: Forbes, June 16, 2005</strong></font><br>
447: <b>(Registration required)</b> A second Forbes article about OpenBSD, more
448: focused on the project itself this time. It contains good description of the
449: history of OpenBSD along with its prime motivations. Mention is made of the
450: DARPA grant and the annual hackathon. Theo's motto "shut up and hack" finally
451: becomes famous in this piece and there are some other very insightful quotes
452: such as "All I care about is making high-quality code. If I had to work at a
453: regular job, it would drive me nuts". This is certainly an astute and perceptive
454: article, well worth reading. Do note that the big picture of Theo's machine
455: room will only be available in the print edition.
456: <p>
1.459 deraadt 457:
1.458 niallo 458: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.456 niallo 459: <a href="http://www.forbes.com/technology/2005/06/16/linux-bsd-unix-cz_dl_0616theo.html">
460: Is Linux For Losers?</a>,
461: Forbes, June 16, 2005</strong></font><br>
462: An interesting article, if somewhat polemic in tone, which raises questions
463: about the quality of Linux code compared to OpenBSD. There is also some short
464: discussion of the OpenBSD development model and focus (push for quality above
465: everything else) including good quotes from Theo. It seems that the need for
466: high quality software is beginning to be recognised by the mainstream.
467: <p>
1.457 deraadt 468:
1.456 niallo 469: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.462 grunk 470: <a href="http://os.newsforge.com/os/05/06/09/2132233.shtml?tid=152&tid=8&tid=2">
1.455 ian 471: BSD cognoscenti on Linux</a>,
472: NewsForge, June 16, 2005</strong></font><br>
473: NewsForge talks with Theo de Raadt and NetBSD's Christos Zoulas about the
474: similarities and differences between the Linux kernel and the BSD
475: operating systems. The questions asked were similar to those asked
476: of Linus Torvalds in a <a
1.462 grunk 477: href="http://os.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/06/09/2128249&tid=2">previous
1.455 ian 478: interview.</a>
479: <p>
480:
481: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.454 ian 482: <a href="http://www.tuxjournal.net/intervista3-en.html">
483: A good morning with Theo de Raadt</a>,
484: Tux Journal, June 2, 2005</strong></font><br>
485: Brief but wide-ranging interview with Theo in which our leader
486: opines about the good things in 3.7: "The list of new developments
487: is impressive, but in my view not nearly as impressive as the small
488: little details that continue to be fixed during each development
489: cycle." And modestly credits all the developers for the project's
490: continuing success, attributing it to "The passion of the developers,
491: and the wide experience they bring into their development efforts.
492: By amazing coincidence, our users typically have the same needs as we do."
493: Manages to sidestep getting drawn into comparisons with Linux, e.g.,
494: when asked if he likes it/why/why not, deftly replies
495: "I have never used it."
496: <p>
497:
498: </ul>
499:
1.441 deraadt 500: <h2>May, 2005</h2>
501: <ul>
502: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.451 cloder 503: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/5190">
504: Feature: OpenBSD Hackathon 2005, Part II</a>,
505: Kerneltrap, May 28, 2005</strong></font><br>
506: In the second installment of Kerneltrap's Hackathon 2005 feature, Jeremy
507: Andrews speaks with the pf developers at length about their plans for
508: future enhancements.
509: <p>
510:
511: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.450 deraadt 512: <a href="http://www.ctv.ca">
1.448 deraadt 513: TV coverage: OpenBSD hackathon</a>,
514: CTV/CFCN, May 27, 2005</strong></font><br>
515: A TV spot done a Canadian national TV station about the Calgary
516: hackathon this year, with 60 developers.<br>
517: North America mirror:
518: <ul>
1.452 marco 519: <li><a href="ftp://ftp2.usa.openbsd.org/pub/news/obsd-intro.avi">Intro</a>
1.449 jcs 520: <li><a href="ftp://ftp2.usa.openbsd.org/pub/news/obsd1.avi">spot 1</a><br>
521: <li><a href="ftp://ftp2.usa.openbsd.org/pub/news/obsd2.avi">spot 2</a>
1.448 deraadt 522: </ul>
523: European mirror:
524: <ul>
1.452 marco 525: <li><a href="http://www.eurobsd.org/2005-hackaton/obsd-intro.avi">Intro</a>
1.448 deraadt 526: <li><a href="http://www.eurobsd.org/2005-hackaton/obsd1.avi">spot 1</a>
527: <li><a href="http://www.eurobsd.org/2005-hackaton/obsd2.avi">spot 2</a><br>
528: </ul>
529: <p>
530:
531: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.451 cloder 532: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/5186">
533: Feature: OpenBSD Hackathon 2005, Part I</a>,
534: Kerneltrap, May 27, 2005</strong></font><br>
535: Jeremy Andrews of KernelTrap does a good job of describing what it's like
536: to be at the Hackathon in Part I of KernelTrap's Hackathon feature. Several
537: developers are interviewed in detail about what they are working on.
538: <p>
539:
540: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.472 cloder 541: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/5184">
542: OpenBSD Hackathon 2005: Day 6?</a>,
543: Kerneltrap, May 27, 2005</strong></font><br>
544: Kjell Wooding describes a typical day at the Hackathon in this entertaining
545: first-hand account.
546: <p>
547:
548: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.447 cloder 549: <a href="http://os.newsforge.com/os/05/05/20/1426216.shtml?tid=8">
550: Review: OpenBSD 3.7</a>,
551: NewsForge.com, May 20, 2005</strong></font><br>
552: "OpenBSD is not only highly polished and easy to
553: configure because of its documentation, it's also totally free-as-in-rights.
554: With an obsession with security, freedom of source code, and quality of
555: programming technique, OpenBSD 3.7 continues the legacy established by
556: its previous releases," writes Jem Matzan in this nice, small review.
557: <p>
558:
559: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.446 cloder 560: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2005/05/19/openbsd_3_7.html">
561: OpenBSD 3.7: The Wizard of OS</a>,
562: ONLamp.com, May 19, 2005</strong></font><br>
563: Federico Biancuzzi interviews several OpenBSD developers about the
564: new features in OpenBSD 3.7, including new wireless chipsets, new
565: spam-fighting features, zaurus, pf improvements, propolice, and
566: many other things. A good overview of what's new in this release,
567: plus some interesting comments about future direction.
568: <p>
569:
570: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.444 niallo 571: <a href="http://www.pingwales.co.uk/software/openbsd-3.7-released.html">
1.445 niallo 572: Next incarnation of OpenBSD released</a>,
1.444 niallo 573: Ping Wales, May 19, 2005</strong></font><br>
574: "OpenBSD is often unjustly overlooked as a free UNIX-like system in favour of
575: the more-hyped Linux. While it receives a lot less publicity than other
576: operating systems, this is not due to lack of technical merit." says David
577: Chisnall, in what is a clear and concise overview of the new features
578: in 3.7 and indeed the project as a whole.
579: <p>
580:
581: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
582: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/5114">
1.445 niallo 583: 2005 Calgary Hackathon, KernelTrap Coverage</a>,
1.444 niallo 584: Kerneltrap, May 16, 2005</strong></font><br>
585: A great article about the annual OpenBSD Hackathon, detailing how the event
586: functions, work done at previous Hackathons and features which may come out
587: of this one. Includes many relevant quotes from developers themselves, and of
588: course information about the legendary Hackathon BBQ!
589: <p>
590:
591: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.442 deraadt 592: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=9658/sam0505e/">
593: "Failover Firewalls with OpenBSD and CARP"</a>,
594: Sys Admin Magazine, Volume 14, Number 5, p. 33
1.441 deraadt 595: </strong></font><br>
596: Jason Dixon discusses the history of the CARP and pfsync protocols
597: and demonstrates using them to create redundant stateful firewalls
598: with OpenBSD.
599: </ul>
600:
1.436 henning 601: <h2>April, 2005</h2>
602: <ul>
603: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.440 ian 604: <a href="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39195801,00.htm">
605: Security guru wants access to bug databases</a>,
606: ZDNet UK, April 21, 2005</strong></font><br>
607: Ingrid Marson reports on Cambridge professor Ross Anderson's call for analysis of
608: software maintenance records to determine whether open source code is more secure
609: than closed source, as we have long contended.
610: "One of Anderson's research students, Andy Ozment, has already done
611: research using empirical data on bugs found in the open source
612: operating system OpenBSD between 1997 and 2000. This research found
613: that finding and fixing bugs results in a more secure product..."
614: Just as the OpenBSD project has been saying for years.
615: <p>
616: This article can also be found online as
617: <a href="http://uk.builder.com/manage/project/0,39026588,39244080,00.htm">Academic
618: calls for better bug tracking</a> (uk.builder.com).
619: <p>
620:
621: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.439 espie 622: [FRENCH] "PC Expert", number 152, p. 58
623: </strong></font><br>
624: Very short interview of Marc Espie about OpenBSD as a free OS focusing
625: on security, part of a larger dossier «les secrets des hackers».
626: <p>
627:
628: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.436 henning 629: [GERMAN] "Doppelwacht", iX 5/2005, p. 150.
630: </strong></font><br>
631: Stephan Tesch gives an introduction to CARP and using a pair of
632: OpenBSD boxes as Firewalls in High Availibility scenarios. He goes
1.438 martin 633: on explaining CARP and pfsync protocols, and does not forget to cover
1.436 henning 634: the issues we had with IETF.
635: </ul>
636:
1.431 ian 637: <h2>March, 2005</h2>
638: <ul>
639: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.435 reyk 640: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/4818">
641: OpenBSD's "Out of the Box" Wireless Support</a>,
642: Kerneltrap, March 8, 2005</strong></font><br>
643: This article is about the upcoming wireless support in OpenBSD 3.7 and
644: the outcome of the work to open wireless chipsets. Jeremy Andrews
645: talked with Theo de Raadt and the developers Damien Bergamini and Reyk
646: Floeter who did some efforts to implement free and functional drivers.
647: <p>
648:
649: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.431 ian 650: <a href="http://theage.com.au/articles/2005/03/01/1109546842718.html">
651: OpenBSD to support more wireless chipsets</a>,
652: The Age, March 1, 2005</strong></font><br>
653: "The forthcoming 3.7 release of the OpenBSD operating system has
654: added support for five more wireless chipsets, according to
655: OpenBSD project founder Theo de Raadt...
1.432 ian 656: OpenBSD 3.7 will also have have new drivers for Intel wireless
1.431 ian 657: parts that do not work without the non-redistributable firmware,"
658: namely the Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 IEEE 802.11B
659: and 2200BG/2225BG/2915ABG IEEE 802.11A/B/G wireless network adapters.
660: Mentions OpenBSD's activism in getting vendors to release chip specs.
661: Referring to vendors that still refuse to play ball with open source
662: projects, quotes Damien Miller as saying "Given the number of
663: appliance devices that are built on free OSs, I think that the
664: recalcitrant vendors are missing an important boat."
665:
666: </ul>
667:
1.427 matthieu 668: <h2>February, 2005</h2>
669: <ul>
670:
671: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.428 david 672: <a href="http://www.fsf.org/news/fsaward2004.html">
673: Theo de Raadt presented with the 2004 Free Software Award</a>,
674: FSF, February 26, 2005</strong></font><br>
675: The Free Software Foundation awarded Theo de Raadt their "2004 Free Software
676: Award" for his unwavering commitment to free software. Most recently he has
677: been fighting hardware manufacturers for free redistribution of wireless card
678: firmware.
1.434 ian 679: Similar articles can be found online at:
680: <ul>
681: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
682: <a href="http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=419">
683: Theo de Raadt presented with the 2004 Free Software Award</a>,
684: Tectonic.za, March 3, 2005</strong></font><br>
685: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
686: <a href="http://www.osdir.com/Article4362.phtml">
687: De Raadt gets free software award</a>,
688: OSDir, February 28, 2005</strong></font><br>
689: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
690: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/news/Breaking/De-Raadt-gets-free-software-award/2005/02/28/1109546758523.html?oneclick=true">
691: De Raadt gets free software award</a>,
692: The Age, February 28, 2005</strong></font><br>
693: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.462 grunk 694: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/05/02/27/1413255.shtml?tid=99&tid=7">
1.434 ian 695: Theo de Raadt gets 2004 FSF Award</a>,
696: Slashdot, February 27, 2005</strong></font><br>
697: </ul>
1.427 matthieu 698: </ul>
699:
1.426 ian 700: <h2>January, 2005</h2>
701: <ul>
702:
703: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
704: <a href="http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=363731">
705: Systrace in OpenBSD</a>,
706: informit.com, January 28, 2005</strong></font><br>
707: This article talks about our systrace
1.462 grunk 708: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=systrace&sektion=1">systrace(1)</a>
1.426 ian 709: mechanism: what it is and why and
710: how to use it, with examples.
711: Another excerpt from the book
712: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0321193660/openbsdA/">Secure
713: Architectures with OpenBSD</a> by Brandon Palmer and Jose Nazario.
714: <p>
715:
716: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
717: <a href="http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=363732">
718: Overview of OpenBSD</a>,
719: informit.com, January 21, 2005</strong></font><br>
720: "OpenBSD is one of the most secure and well-designed operating
721: systems available today. It has its roots in countless hours of
722: research and development based on some of the best UNIX flavors of
723: the past, and it boasts all the features of modern operating systems.
724: The OS is widely considered one of the most secure general-purpose
725: operating systems available today and it supports many key parts
726: of the global Internet infrastructure..."
727: This article is a sample chapter from
728: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0321193660/openbsdA/">Secure
729: Architectures with OpenBSD</a> by Brandon Palmer and Jose Nazario.
730: <p>
1.443 ian 731:
732: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.462 grunk 733: <a href="http://www.pcplus.co.uk/tutorials/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=34628&subsectionid=784">
1.443 ian 734: OpenBSD operating system</a>,
735: PCPlus.co.uk, January, 2005</strong></font><br>
736: Paul Grosse gives a brief tutorial on installing OpenBSD on i386 for people
737: moving in a Windows->Linux direction, encouraging them to go a bit further for security.
738: "While Linux out-scores Windows substantially (or completely) on [security as well as many other
739: issues], it's still possible to use a more secure operating system on the PC... OpenBSD."
740: Gives a brief but understandable walkthrough on the installation process, right up to
741: downloading and installing the third-party packages, and
742: ends with a sidebar on security.
743: <p>
1.426 ian 744: </ul>
745:
1.424 ian 746: <h2>December, 2004</h2>
747: <ul>
748:
749: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.425 ian 750: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/12/01/2329229">
751: What are the real vulnerabilities of Linux?</a>
752: NewsForge.com, December 6, 2004</strong></font><br>
753: Several security consultants were asked about "the real vulnerabilities of
754: Linux". Cybersoure CEO Con Symaris seems to get it better than the rest:
755: "One needs to approach security as a prime requirement and motivator,
756: much as the OpenBSD team do," Zymaris said... "The Linux
757: community mindset is different. Linux development is dynamic and
758: races ahead towards more and broader functionality, drawing a
759: multitude of interested parties in to make interesting extensions
760: and adaptations at a rapid rate."
761: <p>
762: "In order to do security the BSD way, however, much more effort
763: needs to be spent auditing code for holes, which is much less sexy,
764: and attracts a different set of coders," Zymaris added.
765: <p>
766:
767: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.424 ian 768: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/281">
769: Closed Source Hardware</a>
770: Security Focus, December 1, 2004</strong></font><br>
771: Symantec Threat Analyst Jason Miller analyzes the potential security threats
772: when hardware vendors won't provide device documentation and
773: instead provide "binary only" driver code for inclusion in open source
774: operating systems.
775: Miller is an open-source fan who says he uses a variety of systems, including
776: OpenBSD on his firewall.
777: Of the recent trend to closed-source binary drivers for open-source
778: systems, he writes:
779: <blockquote>
780: The closed-source component required to support this hardware is
781: completely independent of the associated operating system, and as
782: such, is also independent of the engineering team, security team,
783: auditing process, and quality control procedures normally related
784: to the operating system...
785: <br/>
786: What's possibly even more disturbing is that we're talking about
787: a chunk of code in the operating system, running with the highest
788: possible level of privilege (the kernel), which is supplied by a
789: third-party vendor. This code could do anything once loaded, including
790: leaking active WEP keys, gathering usage statistics, sniffing and
791: disclosing traffic, and it could even introduce a subtle backdoor
792: into the operating system itself (much the same as any device driver
793: in a closed source operating system).
794: <br/>
795: [A]lthough some of these scenarios are a
796: little far-fetched, the possibility for them to exist is there...
797: Ultimately it becomes an issue of trust, which is a cornerstone of
798: good security: whom do you trust, and how much do you trust them?
799: </blockquote>
800: <p>And he comments that trust "seems to be a one-way street": vendors
801: demand that you trust them, but they won't trust you to know how
802: their hardware and software operates.
803: This lack of trust is one reason why OpenBSD has recently completed
804: reverse-engineering the
1.462 grunk 805: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ath&apropos=0&sektion=4">
1.424 ian 806: Atheros wireless chipset driver</a>
807: that was originally provided as a binary insert.
808: <p>
809: </ul>
810:
1.417 pvalchev 811: <h2>November, 2004</h2>
812: <ul>
1.421 ian 813:
1.417 pvalchev 814: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.422 ian 815: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1730775,00.asp">
816: Review: OpenBSD 3.6 Widens Its Scope</a>
817: eWEEK, November 22, 2004</strong></font><br>
818: Jason Brooks reviews OpenBSD 3.6, and likes the changes it brings,
819: including the multi-processing support which, he notes,
820: "will be even more important as multicore processors--which occupy space
821: on the road maps of Intel, AMD, Sun Microsystems Inc. and others--
822: become more prevalent." Comments favorably on OpenNTPD
823: ("the three-line configuration file we needed to modify ... on OpenBSD was
824: much simpler to deal with than the equivalent configuration file on
825: the Linux systems we've tested").
1.423 ian 826: Overall a favorable review of some of the new stuff in 3.6.
1.422 ian 827: <p>
828: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.420 otto 829: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/11/16/1544210">
830: Review: OpenBSD 3.6 shows steady improvement</a>
831: NewsForge, November 17, 2004</strong></font><br>
832: Jem Matzan reviews OpenBSD 3.6, and is impressed by the professional
833: way OpenBSD is developed and released:
834: "... it's released on time with few problems and it does exactly what
835: it claims to do".
836: <p>
837:
838: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.462 grunk 839: <a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=109994542424009&w=2">
1.421 ian 840: Intel says no to permitting firmware redistribution</a>
841: misc@, November 8, 2004</strong></font><br>
842: Theo recounts the struggle to get Intel to provide redistributable
843: versions of the firmware for their wireless chipsets, and their
1.423 ian 844: ultimate refusal to allow OpenBSD to redistribute the chipsets' firmware.
1.421 ian 845: Includes a caveat about Intel's disingenuous "FAQ", typical of many
846: corporate FAQs that answer questions nobody actually thought
847: to ask, and don't truthfully answer the questions you want hard answers to.
848: At the end Theo names the names (and their emails) that need to be contacted
849: by large numbers of end-users and developers if Intel is to change
850: (yes, this is a hint).
851: Of interest is that this posting to one of our mailing lists was
852: picked up on the
853: <a href="http://www.screamingelectron.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1923">Screaming
854: Electron Forum</a> and from there reported on
1.462 grunk 855: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/11/22/1249249&from=rss">
1.421 ian 856: SlashDot</a>, where it is accompanied by a link to SlashDot's paper
857: on effective advocacy (be firm, but also be polite).
858: <p>
859:
860: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.417 pvalchev 861: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/4118">
862: OpenBSD Works To Open Wireless Chipsets</a>
863: Kerneltrap, November 2, 2004</strong></font><br>
864: A good summary of the battle on the wireless firmware front,
865: including an interview with Theo de Raadt that answers
866: questions about the significance and rationale behind
867: the current efforts.
868: <p>
869: </ul>
870:
1.407 henning 871: <h2>October, 2004</h2>
872: <ul>
873: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.416 ian 874: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/29/1098992287663.html">
875: Activism Pays Off for OpenBSD</a>,
876: The Age, October 29, 2004</strong></font><br>
877: Favorable report on the project's continuing efforts to get hardware
878: vendors to release documentation and/or binary code under reasonable
879: conditions so that we can include drivers in the system.
880: Names companies that have been naughty and nice, and warns the non-responsive
881: companies that the activism will continue (registration required).
882: <p>
883:
884: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.415 ian 885: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/10/28/openbsd_3_6.html">
886: OpenBSD 3.6 Live</a>,
887: ONLamp.com, October 28, 2004</strong></font><br>
888: "There is a mounting excitement for the upcoming OpenBSD 3.6 release,
889: as it is the first release that supports multiprocessor systems."
890: So saying, Federico Biancuzzi interviewed several OpenBSD
891: developers to discuss their current contributions and future plans.
892: Provides interesting social notes, and a good overview of a lot
893: of the important changes in 3.6.
1.462 grunk 894: <p>
1.415 ian 895:
896: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.462 grunk 897: <a href="http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2004/10/26/itfeature/9170256&sec=itfeature">
1.414 ian 898: Integer overflows - the next big threat</a>,
899: The Malaysia Star - TechCentral, October 26, 2004</strong></font><br>
900: Interview with Theo after HITBSecConf 2004.
901: "The next big problem the IT security community faces is integer
902: overflow attacks... because
903: the community currently can't see a clear method to circumvent future
904: vulnerabilities" that might arise from integer overflows...
905: Talks about the security improvements in OpenBSD such as stackguard
906: and propolice.
907: Nice quote on the art and science of programming:
908: "Technology is getting sloppier. Sometimes art is taken too far
909: and that's when the science falls apart."
910: <p>
911:
912: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.412 ian 913: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/18/1097951615940.html">
914: Which platform will save you from the nasties?</a>,
915: The Age, October 19, 2004</strong></font><br>
916: Starts with the question:
917: <blockquote>
918: "... which is more secure - Windows or Linux?
919: <br/>
920: A snide answer is OpenBSD, which has an exemplary record with respect to
921: security. But let's stick to the two most broadly used platforms in IT today.
922: <br/>
923: Microsoft's hired analysts claim that Windows is more secure than Linux.
924: Should we believe them?"
925: </blockquote>
926: Not surprisingly, the answer is in the negative.
927: Good discussion on why Microsoft's OS is still not really secure.
928: Ends with the conclusion that, if you must use MS-Windows, do so,
929: but have another computer running an OS "which has a lower-risk profile"
930: for your mail, web and other online activities.
931: That could be OpenBSD (registration required).
932: <p>
933:
934: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.411 nick 935: <a href="http://www.onlypunjab.com/fullstory904-insight-Simple+Simon-status-25-newsID-5131.html">
936: Simple Simon</a>,
937: Only Punjab Business News, October 17, 2004</strong></font><br>
938: Report on Lok Technologies and its founder Simon Lok, a 26-year-old with three
939: Masters degrees and most of a PhD. Lok's current product is a box for
940: Wireless ISPs (WISPs) that includes registration, administration,
941: routing/firewall, and more.
942: Of course the "Airlok" is based on OpenBSD.
943: J. Russ Grant, technical manager at American Airlines, likes the Airlok:
944: <blockquote>because it takes a "tough love" approach; when it spots a virus
945: on a computer, it automatically blocks that machine, "blackholing" the user,
946: and notifies Grant... "The Airlok has the best firewall I have ever seen,"
947: says Grant, who believes the product could even change the Web itself.
948: "Imagine if Comcast or other ISPs started using Airloks.
949: If someone got a virus, the system would just shut that person down
950: before it could spread. This could make hackers obsolete."
951: </blockquote>
952: Maybe a bit of hyperbole, but the product does look good, and serves
953: as an example of what you can do with OpenBSD as a base.
954: <p>
955:
956: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.408 nick 957: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/07/1097089476287.html">
958: Staying on the Cutting Edge</a>,
1.409 saad 959: The Age, October 6, 2004</strong></font><br>
1.410 nick 960: Fascinating interview with Theo, not just about OpenBSD but
1.408 nick 961: how he got started in computers and came to know and love BSD, and how the
962: project got started. "Despite the impression generally given out
963: that the founder of the OpenBSD project is a person who is inclined
1.409 saad 964: to be anti-social, I find him to be nothing but warm and friendly...".
1.408 nick 965: Ends with some interesting dark comments about the lack of support
966: for OpenBSD from hardware vendors, and how the project gets so much done
967: in spite of it
968: (registration required, but worth it).
969: <p>
970:
971: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
972: <a href="http://communique.portland.or.us/04/10/as_seen_in_the_power_of_many.html">
973: As seen in <i>The Power of Many</i></a>,
974: Portland Communique, October 6, 2004</strong></font><br>
975: The <i>Portland Communique</i> is a small, localized e-zine with an
976: average readership of about 6,000 per month in the Portland, Oregon area.
977: <i>Communique</i>'s publisher is cited in
978: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0782143466/qid=1097194721">The
1.409 saad 979: Power of Many</a>,
1.408 nick 980: <a href="http://x-pollen.com/many/wiki/newpom.php/ChristianCrumlish">Christian
981: Crumlish</a>'s book about the web, saying
982: "On the technical end, Communique runs via Movable Type on an OpenBSD
983: box in my apartment, served over a DSL line."
984: <p>
985:
986: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.407 henning 987: <a href="http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci1011476,00.html">
988: Schneier: Security outsourcing widespread by 2010</a>,
989: SearchSecurity, October 5, 2004</strong></font><br>
990: Brief interview with Bruce Schneier of
991: <a href="http://schneier.com/crypto-gram.html">Crypto-Gram</a> fame,
992: in which he mentions OpenBSD favorably yet again:
993: <blockquote>
994: There's lots of open-source software out there that no one has analyzed
995: and is no more secure than all the closed-source products that no one has
996: analyzed. But then there are things like Linux, Apache or OpenBSD that get
997: a lot of analysis.
998: When open-source code is properly analyzed, there's nothing better.
999: </blockquote>
1000: <p>
1001: </ul>
1002:
1.400 marco 1003: <h2>September, 2004</h2>
1004: <ul>
1005: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.407 henning 1006: <a href="http://www.serverwatch.com/sreviews/article.php/3415651">
1007: Protecting the Perimeter With OpenBSD</a>,
1008: ServerWatch, September 30, 2004</strong></font><br>
1009: Reasonably positive review of OpenBSD 3.5 in the context of other
1010: UNIX-like systems.
1011: Favorite line: "In the Unix-like family, OpenBSD is akin to the crazy,
1012: paranoid uncle. Not necessarily in a bad way."
1013: <p>
1014: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.419 ian 1015: <a href="http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2004/9/28/itfeature/8955042&sec=itfeature">
1016: Going further to stop hackers</a>
1.406 nick 1017: The Star TechCentral. September 28, 2004</strong></font><br>
1018: An article sprinkled with quotations from our globetrotting Theo de
1019: Raadt as he prepares for his talk at the Kuala Lumpur Hack-In-The-Box
1020: Security Conference (HITBSecConf2004).
1021: At one point, the article states:
1022: <blockquote>
1023: Just as brilliant scientists are capable of making spelling mistakes,
1024: brilliant coders can also make fatal mistakes in their software
1025: perhaps because writing good software is both a science and an art.
1026: </blockquote>
1027: And then quotes Theo as saying:
1028: <blockquote>
1029: "Also, more people in the coding community are writing code, while
1030: fewer are reading or auditing code."
1031: </blockquote>
1032: <p>
1033: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1034: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/09/28/1096137217294.html">OpenSSH
1035: marks its fifth birthday</a>
1036: The Age. September 28, 2004</strong></font><br>
1037: Not only is OpenSSH now five years old, but it now commands an
1038: <a href="openssh/usage/index.html">88% market share</a>. Article
1039: includes a brief history of the OpenSSH project (registration
1040: required).
1041: <p>
1042: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.404 jolan 1043: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1498222899;fp;16;fpid;0">
1044: OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt talks software security</a>,
1045: Computerworld. September 10, 2004
1046: </strong></font><br>
1047: An interview with Theo de Raadt touching on the source of security problems,
1048: prevention techniques, and what OS vendors are doing wrong.
1049: <p>
1050: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.402 marco 1051: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/0,2000061733,39158189,00.htm">
1052: OpenBSD: Maintaining the quality mindset</a>,
1.403 saad 1053: ZDNet Australia. September 3, 2004
1.402 marco 1054: </strong></font><br>
1055: Interview with Theo de Raadt about quality control in OpenBSD. This article also talks about the release cycle of OpenBSD.
1056: <p>
1057: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.400 marco 1058: <a href="http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=F7679726-EAD5-478B-AF35-7456929201D0">
1059: SMP-capable OpenBSD 3.6 set for November</a>,
1.403 saad 1060: Computer Business Review Online. September 2, 2004
1.400 marco 1061: </strong></font><br>
1.401 saad 1062: Very positive article that highlights things as OpenBSD ships SMP capable kernel on amd64 6 months ahead of SUN and other vendors. It also discusses the new possibilities to deploy OpenBSD in a bigger iron playground.
1.400 marco 1063: <p>
1064: </ul>
1065:
1.396 henning 1066: <h2>July, 2004</h2>
1067: <ul>
1068: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.418 ian 1069: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=9233/ur0407d/">
1070: Review: Secure Architectures with OpenBSD</a>,
1071: Unix Review, July, 2004
1072: </strong></font><br>
1073: UNIX luminary Peter Salus reviews the book
1074: <i>Secure Architectures with OpenBSD</i> by
1.462 grunk 1075: Brandon Palmer & Jose Nazario.
1.418 ian 1076: "I view OpenBSD as the most secure operating system available. It
1077: certainly has far fewer holes than Windows, and fewer than any
1078: flavor of Linux I've looked at...
1079: Most of the chapters (e.g., XWindow, DNS, etc.) are very fine; the
1080: emphasis on security is thorough and well-instantiated. The frequent
1081: code examples are appropriate and enlightening. On an information
1082: level, Palmer and Nazario are very good."
1083: His only criticisms have to do with production issues: incomplete copy editing
1084: by the publisher leading to un-explained acronyms, poor cross-referencing
1085: and even spelling/wording errors.
1086: Overall he seems to like the book (and the operating system, of course).
1087: <p>
1088: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.405 jolan 1089: <a href="http://os.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/07/20/180234&tid=8&tid=132">
1.398 henning 1090: Review: OpenBSD 3.5</a>,
1091: NewsForge, July 22, 2004
1092: </strong></font><br>
1093: Jem Matzan "really enjoyed using OpenBSD 3.5 for the review".
1094: <p>
1095: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.405 jolan 1096: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/04/07/17/1814245.shtml?tid=122&tid=172&tid=130">
1.399 henning 1097: OpenBSD Project Releases OpenNTPD</a>,
1098: Slashdot, July 17, 2004
1099: </strong></font><br>
1100: Announcing OpenNTPD, including a quick review.
1101: <p>
1102: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.397 otto 1103: <a href="http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=review-openbsd">
1104: OpenBSD - For Your Eyes Only</a>,
1105: DistroWatch, July 7, 2004
1106: </strong></font><br>
1107: Robert Storey reviews OpenBSD 3.5, concluding:
1108: "The world owes a debt of gratitude to Theo and his crew for creating OpenBSD."
1109: <p>
1110: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.396 henning 1111: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.genua.de/news/presseinfo/presse/pi_openbsd_html">
1112: GeNUA moves to OpenBSD</a></strong></font><br>
1113: German security company GeNUA moves its firewall product line
1114: "GeNUgate" from BSD/OS to OpenBSD.
1115: <p>
1116: </ul>
1117:
1.405 jolan 1118: <h2>June, 2004</h2>
1119: <ul>
1120: <li><font color="#00900"><strong>
1121: <a href="http://software.newsforge.com/software/04/06/04/142238.shtml">
1.466 deraadt 1122: The Gift Economy and Free Software</a>, NewsForge, June 5, 2004</strong></font>
1.405 jolan 1123: <br>Jem Matzan explores the "gift economy" that has become more prevalent.
1124: Contains snippets from Theo de Raadt about why OpenBSD exists and some
1125: details on how funds are dispersed.
1126: <p>
1127: </ul>
1128:
1.393 david 1129: <h2>May, 2004</h2>
1130: <ul>
1131: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.395 ian 1132: <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=7152">
1133: OpenBSD 3.4/3.5 for SPARC64 Addendum</a>,
1134: OSNews.com, May 26, 2004
1135: </strong></font><br>
1136: Tony Bourke updates his April 29 piece (see below) for 3.5. After overcoming some
1137: issues in getting MySQL going using ports and packages, he runs performance measurements,
1138: and finds OpenBSD faster than FreeBSD in several tests, albeit slower
1139: on inserting large number of SQL records.
1140: Despite various grumblings about the system (some of which are misunderstandings),
1141: he does conclude that it is "a useful system and would make a good
1142: development system in addition to a great firewall/router."
1143: <p>
1144:
1145: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.393 david 1146: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/241">
1147: Secure by Default</a>,
1148: SecurityFocus, May 13, 2004
1149: </strong></font><br>
1150: Jason Miller of SecurityFocus showers praise upon OpenBSD's policy of
1151: "Secure by Default" and recommends that other vendors adopt this mentality.
1152: <p>
1153:
1154: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1155: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/3085">
1156: OpenBSD: Cisco Applies For Patents To Secured TCP</a>,
1157: KernelTrap, May 11, 2004
1158: </strong></font><br>
1159: Before Jeremy even had a chance to post part II, he speaks again with
1160: Theo de Raadt about the trappings of the IETF, patents and Cisco. The
1161: history seen in the OpenBSD's development of CARP to counter VRRP is
1162: apparently repeating itself. The difference being, this time OpenBSD
1163: already had existing solutions to TCP stack implementation weaknesses
1164: prior to a proprietary vendor attempting to patent such a fix.
1165: <p>
1166:
1167: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1168: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/3072">
1169: Feature: Understanding TCP Reset Attacks, Part I</a>,
1170: KernelTrap, May 10, 2004
1171: </strong></font><br>
1172: Using OpenBSD and discussions with Theo de Raadt as a reference point,
1173: Jeremy Andrews of kerneltrap.org begins a two part series discussing the
1174: technical details behind TCP reset attacks.
1175: <p>
1176:
1177: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1178: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/05/06/pf_developers.html">
1179: OpenBSD PF Developer Interview, Part 2</a>,
1180: ONLamp.com, May 6, 2004
1181: </strong></font><br>
1182: Federico Biancuzzi of onlamp.com concludes his interview with various
1183: OpenBSD developers discussing their work on PF and future goals.
1184: <p>
1185: </ul>
1186:
1.388 mcbride 1187: <h2>April, 2004</h2>
1188: <ul>
1.394 jolan 1189:
1190: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1191: <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=6892">
1192: OpenBSD 3.4 SPARC64 Edition</a>,
1193: OSNews.com, April 29, 2004
1194: </strong></font><br>
1195: Tony Bourke explores using OpenBSD on his Sun Ultra 5 while comparing and
1196: constrasting performance and features that exist on other operating systems
1197: available for sparc64.
1198: <p>
1199:
1.390 beck 1200: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.393 david 1201: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/04/29/Big_Scary_Daemons.html">
1202: Diskless, Low-Form-Factor OpenBSD Systems</a>,
1203: ONLamp.com, April 29, 2004
1204: </strong></font><br>
1205: Michael Lucas continues his series of articles on OpenBSD and <a
1206: href="http://www.soekris.com">Soekris</a> devices. This time
1207: describing how to make use of tftpd, dhcpd, rarpd and NFS to accomplish
1208: booting OpenBSD without using a local disk.
1209: <p>
1210:
1211: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.391 ian 1212: <a href="http://software.newsforge.com/software/04/04/13/1842214.shtml">
1213: CARP your way to high availability</a>,
1.392 david 1214: NewsForge, April 16, 2004
1.391 ian 1215: </strong></font><br>
1216: This write-up of OpenBSD's new Common Address Redundancy Protocol (CARP)
1217: covers its origins in Cisco's patent nonsense, then moves on to what
1218: it does: CARP provides sharing
1219: of an IP address among several hosts on the same network to provide
1220: failover and limited load balancing. Gives enough technical
1221: detail to get you started using it.
1222: Quote: "Some of you with highly redundant and fault-tolerant hardware
1223: may think CARP won't help you. Think again...
1224: think of how nice it would be to patch and reboot during normal
1225: business hours instead of at 2 a.m. Think about not having to balance
1226: doing system upgrades against taking an entire building offline.
1227: Think about hot-testing new technologies while knowing that, if
1228: things just don't work out, your old solution is simply a halt away."
1.392 david 1229: <p>
1.391 ian 1230:
1231: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.390 beck 1232: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/04/15/pf_developers.html">
1.392 david 1233: OpenBSD PF Developer Interview</a>,
1234: ONLamp.com, April 15, 2004
1.390 beck 1235: </strong></font><br>
1236: Federico Biancuzzi of onlamp.com interviews Daniel Hartmeier, Henning Brauer,
1.392 david 1237: Mike Frantzen, Cedric Berger, Ryan McBride, and Can Erkin Acar about PF, their
1.390 beck 1238: work with it, and what's new and cool in OpenBSD 3.5.
1.392 david 1239: <p>
1.388 mcbride 1240:
1241: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1242: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/2873">
1243: Interview with Ryan McBride</a>,
1.392 david 1244: KernelTrap, April 7, 2004
1.388 mcbride 1245: </strong></font><br>
1246: In this interview conducted by Jeremy Andrews, Ryan McBride discusses
1247: the new CARP and pfsync protocols which allow for firewall failover,
1248: and covers the ongoing struggle with the IETF for truly open standards
1249: unencumbered by patents.
1250: <p>
1251: </ul>
1252:
1.378 henning 1253: <h2>March, 2004</h2>
1254: <ul>
1.384 jose 1255:
1256: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.386 ian 1257: <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04/07/intel_64bit/">
1258: Intel cribbed x86-64 tech 'from AMD documents'</a>,
1259: The Register, April 7th, 2004.
1260: </strong></font><br>
1261: Quotes Tom Halfhill in <em>Microprocessor Reports</em> as saying that
1262: Intel developed its 64-bit extensions to the 32-bit x86 instruction set by
1263: "reading AMD's pre-release documentation".
1264: After detailed comparison of AMD's 64-bit products and Intel's clone of them,
1265: "In every case," Halfhill concludes, "we found Intel had patterned its 64-bit x86 architecture after AMD64 in almost every detail."
1266: Quotes the OpenBSD team as saying
1267: "We've tested the Intel x86 64-bit stuff, and it works for OpenBSD.
1268: But it's nasty, because they left out the NX (non-executable) bit
1269: in the page tables."
1270: Maybe there was a page missing from Intel's photocopy of AMD's documentation.
1271: <p>
1272:
1273: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.384 jose 1274: <a href="http://www.cbronline.com/currentnews/7503585eb6e9543f80256e670038578b">Microsoft Preparing to Release Code to Open Source</a>,
1275: Computer Business Review Online, March 30, 2004.
1276: </strong></font><br>
1277: An article about how Microsoft is looking to release portions of their
1278: non-core code (non-OS portions) under their "Shared Source" license. Some
1279: discussion of how Microsoft has been shipping free software in their
1280: Unix Services for Windows product, which includes OpenBSD source code.
1.392 david 1281: <p>
1.384 jose 1282:
1.378 henning 1283: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.392 david 1284: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/03/18/marc_espie.html">
1285: An Interview with OpenBSD's Marc Espie</a>,
1.381 ian 1286: ONLamp.com, March 18, 2004.
1287: </strong></font><br>
1288: A really good and colorful interview with Marc Espie. The
1289: interviewer gets Marc to list his areas of
1290: contributions to the project, but soon it gets around to
1291: methodology, how we differ from other open source OS projects
1292: (quote:
1293: "Evolve the OS, not Revolutionize it. This is in violent contrast to Linux."),
1294: how each release of gcc is slower than the previous, the ubiquitous
1.382 ian 1295: licensing wars (and the GPL'd stuff we've replaced by BSD-licensed),
1.381 ian 1296: future plans, and so on. Marc is careful to credit a number of
1297: the other developers for their work on the system.
1298: <p>
1299:
1300: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.384 jose 1301: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/03/11/Big_Scary_Daemons.html">Homemade Embedded BSD Systems</a>,
1302: ONLamp.com, March 11, 2004.
1303: </strong></font><br>
1.385 jose 1304: The start of a short series of articles on putting OpenBSD on the <a
1.384 jose 1305: href="http://www.soekris.com/">Soekris</a> device, a small x86 based PC
1306: device. Using the NET4801 device, the author pares down OpenBSD for
1307: installation on a CF storage device. A list of resources are available,
1308: too.
1309: <p>
1310:
1311: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.378 henning 1312: [GERMAN] Apparently insecure, analysis of Windows 2000, Linux and OpenBSD sourcecode, iX 04/04, p. 14.
1313: </strong></font><br>
1.379 henning 1314: A small article describing the results of examining Windows 2000, Linux and
1.378 henning 1315: OpenBSD source code using
1316: <a href="http://www.dwheeler.com/flawfinder">Flawfinder</a>.
1317: "OpenBSD is ahead, Flawfinder finds a surprisingly small number of
1318: potentially dangerous constructs. The source code audit by the OpenBSD team
1319: seems to pay out. Additionally, OpenBSD uses the secure strlcpy/strlcat by
1320: Todd C. Miller instead of strcpy etc."
1321: <p>
1322: </ul>
1323:
1.374 jose 1324: <h2>January, 2004</h2>
1325: <ul>
1326: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.389 xsa 1327: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1845592592&fp=16&fpid=0">Banks' use of IIS scary</a>,
1.375 jose 1328: ComputerWorld, January 30, 2004.
1329: </strong></font><br>
1330: A brief but solid mention of OpenBSD. After examining how many Australian
1331: banks use IIS on Windows, web server security is examined. The article
1332: ends with a priceless quote, "I recommend OpenBSD for Apache as it can't
1333: be overlooked for edge security and there is no such thing as viruses for
1334: it."
1335: <p>
1336:
1337: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.374 jose 1338: <a href="http://www.fosdem.org/2004/index/interviews/interviews_brauer">Fosdem
1339: Interview: Henning Brauer</a>,
1340: Fosdem 2004, January 6, 2004.
1341: </strong></font><br/>
1342: A brief interview with Henning Brauer conducted as the Fosdem conference
1343: approaches. Henning talks about changes in 3.4, in -current, and the
1344: BGP daemon he's been working on for the past few months.
1345: <p>
1346: </ul>
1347:
1.369 ian 1348: <h2>October, 2003</h2>
1349: <ul>
1350: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.384 jose 1351: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1368006,00.asp">Outside Looking In: The BSD Operating Systems</a>,
1352: eWeek, October 31, 2003.
1353: </strong></font><br/>
1354: A commentary on all of the BSDs and what kind of commercial success they've
1355: enjoyed. While Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols notes that Linux is easier to
1356: install and configure than the freely available BSDs, he does continually
1357: praise them, especially OpenBSD.
1358: <p>
1359:
1360: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.371 jose 1361: <a href="http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7542683131.html">VIA wows
1362: with nano-sized x86, entropy-based security, tiny PCs</a>,
1363: LinuxDevices.com, October 15, 2003.
1364: </strong></font><br/>
1365: Another article which extracts heavily from the VIA press release
1366: and includes a quote from Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD support for the
1367: processor. Additionally, it shows a photo of the processor next to a US
1368: one cent coin and an Intel Pentium M processor, illustrating its small
1369: form factor.
1370: <p>
1371:
1372: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1373: <a href="http://www.via.com.tw/en/Digital%20Library/PR031014EdenN.jsp">VIA
1374: Unveils New NanoBGA VIA Eden-N Processor, World's Smallest & Lowest
1375: Power Native x86 Processor with Industry's Most Advanced Embedded Security
1376: Features</a>,
1377: Press Release, October 14, 2003.
1378: </strong></font><br/>
1379: VIA announces a new small, low power native x86 processor with an
1380: integrated multi-mode AES implementation. Theo de Raadt is quoted as
1381: saying, "There's just no way to describe how happy we were to find such an
1382: inexpensive, blazingly fast, and correctly operating device as the VIA
1383: Eden-N processor's Padlock ACE ..." OpenBSD 3.4 has support for this
1384: processor and its integrated cryptographic engine.
1385: <p>
1386: This article can also be found online at:
1387: <ul>
1388: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.462 grunk 1389: <a href="http://www.hardwarezone.com/news/news.hwz?cid=10&aid=13257">VIA Unveils New NanoBGA VIA Eden-N Processor, Worlds Smallest & Lowest Power Native x86 Processor with Industrys Most Advanced Embedded Security Features</a>,
1.371 jose 1390: HardwareZone.com, October 14, 2003.
1391: </strong></font>
1392: (somewhat shortened version).</li>
1393: </ul>
1394: <p>
1.392 david 1395:
1.371 jose 1396: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.392 david 1397: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/10/09/adding_system_calls.html">
1398: Adding System Calls (an OpenBSD Example)</a>,
1.371 jose 1399: O'Reilly Net OnLamp.com BSD DevCenter, October 9, 2003.
1400: </strong></font><br/>
1401: Another O'ReillyNet article about OpenBSD by an OpenBSD developer. This
1402: one, by Kevin Lo, is a quick introduction to the modification of the
1403: OpenBSD kernel to support a new system call. Example code is included.
1.392 david 1404: <p>
1.371 jose 1405:
1406: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.369 ian 1407: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/10/02/openbsd_gcc.html">Diving
1.370 ian 1408: into GCC: OpenBSD and m88k</a>,
1.371 jose 1409: O'Reilly Net OnLamp.com BSD DevCenter, October 2, 2003.
1.369 ian 1410: </strong></font><br/>
1411: Our own Miod Vallat discusses how he learned to stop fearing GCC
1412: by just getting down and messing with its internals.
1413: Since he "started with almost zero gcc internals knowledge, it
1414: should be understandable by anyone able to read C code, and proves that
1415: diving into gcc is not as hard as one could imagine." Along the way, he
1416: gives some informative background on the Motorola 88000 architecture
1417: and its history with OpenBSD.
1418: </ul>
1419:
1.368 henning 1420: <h2>August, 2003</h2>
1421: <ul>
1422: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.371 jose 1423: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/kav-26.08.03-001/">OpenBSD-Firewall erkennt Betriebssysteme</a>, heise online, August 26, 2003.
1.368 henning 1424: </strong></font><br>
1425: Short announcement of pf's passive os fingerprinting.
1426: </ul>
1427:
1.364 jose 1428: <h2>July, 2003</h2>
1429: <ul>
1430: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.367 jose 1431: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=8217/ur0307i/">
1432: The Open Road: Return of Packet Filter</a>,
1433: UNIX Review,
1434: July, 2003.
1435: </strong></font><br>
1436: Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier returns to give a more detailed tour of the
1437: configuration and use of PF. Lots of links and pointers for people
1438: who want more information.
1439: <p>
1440:
1441: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.366 jose 1442: <a href="http://gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/22845-1.html">
1443: Clarke advocates grass-roots action to protect critical IT</a>,
1444: Government Computer News,
1445: July 22, 2003.
1446: </strong></font><br>
1447: Richard Clarke, the former cybersecurity czar for the White House (US),
1448: discusses challenges to developing a secure IT infrastructure. The end
1449: of the article mentions the awards presentations he made with SANS
1450: to OpenBSD for effective OS security testing.
1451: <p>
1452:
1453: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1454: <a href="http://www.sans.org/press/ISLA.php">
1455: Users Recognize Leadership in Operating System and Network Security</a>,
1456: SANS Institute,
1457: July 22, 2003.
1458: </strong></font><br>
1459: OpenBSD was chosen as a winner in the 2003 Information Security Leadership
1.377 david 1460: Awards, organized by the <a href="http://www.sans.org/">SANS institute</a>.
1.366 jose 1461: OpenBSD was chosen as the winner of the award for effective security
1462: testing of an operating system. To quote part of the award,
1463: "In the 2003 competition among military academies and grad schools, in which
1464: they competed to provide the best defense against cyber attacks launched
1465: by National Security Agency specialists, the judges acknowledged that in
1466: the final analysis, use of OpenBSD was a determining factor in the winner's
1467: ability to fight off attacks." The awards were presented by Richard Clarke
1468: in Washington DC. Other awards included patch distribution mechanisms
1469: and denial of service attack mitigation techniques.
1470: <p>
1471:
1472: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.364 jose 1473: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/07/17/openbsd_core_team.html">
1474: The Essence of OpenBSD</a>,
1475: OnLamp.com,
1476: July 17, 2003.
1477: </strong></font><br>
1478: Cameron Laird and George Peter Staplin offer an interview with several
1479: OpenBSD developers, including Theo de Raadt, Daniel Hartmeier, Jason
1480: Wright, Miod Vallat, and Dale Rahn. The developers talk about how the
1481: project came to be in 1995, how they came to the project, and what they
1482: have been working on.
1483:
1484: </ul>
1485:
1.356 jose 1486: <h2>June, 2003</h2>
1.338 ian 1487: <ul>
1488:
1489: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.367 jose 1490: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=8217/ur0306l/">
1491: The Open Road: OpenBSD's Packet Filter</a>,
1492: UNIX Review,
1493: June, 2003.
1494: </strong></font><br>
1495: Author Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier provides a brief introduction to installing
1496: OpenBSD and the basics of PF. The article is quite short and cannot
1497: provide enough detail to do anything but start looking at the rules and
1498: use of PF. This is the first in a two-part series on OpenBSD and PF.
1499: <p>
1500:
1501: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.363 jose 1502: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1135078,00.asp">
1503: Is It Time for BSD?</a>,
1504: eWeek,
1505: June 23, 2003.
1506: </strong></font><br>
1507: Jim Rapoza discusses the current SCO legal battles against IBM and the
1508: Linux community. Citing the legal friction, Rapoza encourages IT
1509: departments to investigate the BSD world, especially OpenBSD, which
1510: have already settled their UNIX source code claims with AT&T.
1511: The security and track record of the BSD distributions is also touted
1512: as a reason to investigate their use in corporate IT settings.
1513: <p>
1514:
1515: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.360 jose 1516: <a href="http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=7816/sdmdev0306/">
1517: Loose Lips Sink Ships</a>,
1518: Software Development Online,
1519: June, 2003.
1520: </strong></font><br>
1521: Alexandra Weber Morales provides a concise summary of the DARPA-OpenBSD
1522: funding issue by repeating some information published elsewhere and also
1523: providing original material from others. Old and new quotes from Jan
1524: Walker reiterate the original DARPA position. Gene Spafford, Gary McGraw
1525: both contribute comments on the project's situation and current state.
1526: Also provides a concise summary of the project's latest release and
1527: current activities.
1528: <p>
1529:
1530: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.358 henning 1531: [GERMAN] "We don't do politics, we write software", c't 13/03, p. 106.
1532: </strong></font><br>
1.361 henning 1533: An interview with Theo - over two pages, he talks about the DARPA funding
1534: story, explains the importance of the hackathons and how the 2003
1535: hackathon was different from the past ones that had a "mission",
1536: like replacing ipf with pf at the Boston hackathon. Opposed to that, this
1.413 deraadt 1537: year's hackathon didn't have a mission, but rather around 20 teams working
1.361 henning 1538: on different projects and forming new teams later to attack other problems.
1539: He describes a "very complex and intense climate" and points out
1540: that support for AMD Hammer, UltraSPARC III, SMP and Mozilla was done.
1.362 henning 1541: Theo also talks about the DARPA funding cut and its effects - basically
1.361 henning 1542: that funding will work like it did before the grant, through
1543: CD, T-Shirt and Poster sales as well as donations.
1.413 deraadt 1544: Asked about Linus Torvald's role in Linux Theo describes his role in OpenBSD
1.361 henning 1545: as a "friendly dictator" who is involved in all major
1546: decisions.
1547: A further topic is, naturally, security. Theo points out that an absolutely
1548: secure system would imply a bugfree system and thus is not possible, and
1.413 deraadt 1549: briefly explains ProPolice and W^X. A small followup article focuses on the
1.361 henning 1550: basics of ProPolice and W^X.
1.358 henning 1551: <p>
1552:
1553: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.355 jose 1554: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1111894,00.asp">
1555: OpenBSD gets harder to crack</a>,
1556: Page 58, eWeek,
1557: June 2, 2003.
1558: </strong></font><br>
1559: Timothy Dyck reviews the latest OpenBSD release, 3.3, and focuses on the
1560: new features: PF and the integration with ALTQ and the system wide stack
1561: protection mechanisms. Some of the criticisms in the article have already
1562: been addressed in -current.
1563: <p>
1564:
1.356 jose 1565: </ul>
1566:
1567: <h2>May, 2003</h2>
1568: <ul>
1569:
1.355 jose 1570: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.357 jose 1571: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=499">
1572: Interview with Ivan Arce, CTO of Core Security Technologies</a>
1573: Help Net Security, May 29, 2003.
1574: </strong></font><br>
1575: Berislav Kucan interviews Ivan Arce, CTO of <a
1576: href="http://www.corest.com">Core Security Technologies</a>. Several of
1577: the people at Core have been involved in the development of OpenBSD, and
1578: they commonly use OpenBSD as one of their development and deployment
1579: platforms. In the interview, Ivan is quoted as saying "... from a purely
1580: security perspective. I would say that OpenBSD is still the king of the
1581: hill." PF is also one of Ivan's top five security tools.
1582: <p>
1583:
1584: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.353 jose 1585: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/05/23/21OPconnection_1.html">
1586: Beyond Linux</a>,
1587: InfoWorld,
1588: May 23, 2003.
1589: </strong></font><br>
1590: Columnist Chad Dickerson discusses several Open Source projects as
1591: alternatives to Linux. OpenBSD gets a brief mention as the most secure
1592: free OS available. The BSD license is also touted in a positive light
1593: compared to the GPL.
1594: <p>
1595:
1596: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.349 deraadt 1597: <a href="http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=dd4eb943-192f-4e5a-8d7f-e2a93a4e7b43">
1598: Elite Programmers `Hack' to Help Others</a>,
1599: Pages A1/D1/D4, Calgary Herald,
1.346 ian 1600: May 17, 2003.
1601: </strong></font><br>
1602: Tamara Gignac came out to the hackathon and spent much of the day
1603: talking to team members; her article takes up half the front page of
1604: the business section and half of another page inside
1605: (plus a four-column-inch teaser on the front page).
1606: "We're addicted to making good stuff that works", she quotes Theo,
1607: in talking about the project's history and goals.
1608: Goes over the whole gamut of meanings of the term "hacker" -
1609: including early MIT hackerdom and quotes from Tim Berners-Lee -
1610: and how the term went downhill in the public's mind after the
1611: <i>War Games</i> movie. Photos of dhartmei, jason and others.
1.351 ian 1612: <br>
1613: This article can also be found online at:
1614: <ul>
1615: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1616: <a href="http://www.canada.com/saskatoon/starphoenix/info/business/story.html?id=F5F23FF7-E0EE-4C54-BBED-7B523C6AFBF2">
1617: Hackers Try for a Good Rap</a>,
1618: Saskatoon StarPhoenix,
1619: May 17, 2003
1620: </strong></font>
1.352 ian 1621: (somewhat shortened version).</li>
1622: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1623: <a href="http://www.canada.com/montreal/specials/business/story.html?id=4C8B848C-8772-4C2E-B8F7-60CDAC678303">
1624: Hackers try to buff their image</a>,
1625: Montreal Gazette,
1626: May 21, 2003
1627: </strong></font></li>
1.351 ian 1628: </ul>
1.347 deraadt 1629: <p>
1.346 ian 1630:
1631: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.345 deraadt 1632: Funding cut linked to antiwar remarks, Page E5,
1.348 ian 1633: Calgary Herald,
1.345 deraadt 1634: May 7, 2003.
1635: </strong></font><br>
1636: An article not yet on the net by Tamara Gignac once again discusses
1637: the DARPA funding cut and how it will have no affect on the Hackathon
1638: happening in Calgary starting the 9th.
1639: <p>
1640:
1641: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.344 deraadt 1642: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/21438.html">
1643: Shame on DARPA for Pulling OpenBSD Funding</a>,
1644: OsOpinion,
1645: May 6, 2003.
1646: </strong></font><br>
1647: Joe Brockmeier writes a scathing discussion regarding the perception of
1648: wrongdoing inside DARPA and Air Force in regards to the funding cut.
1649: <br>
1650: This article can also be found online at:
1651: <ul>
1652: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1653: <a href="http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/21438.html">
1654: Shame on DARPA for Pulling OpenBSD Funding</a>,
1655: NewsFactor Network.
1656: </strong></font>
1657: </ul>
1658: <p>
1659:
1660: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 1661: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=52131">
1.343 deraadt 1662: OpenBSD, closed doors</a>,
1663: ITBusiness,
1664: May 2, 2003.
1665: </strong></font><br>
1666: Shane Schick covers a quick recount of the DARPA funding situation, the
1667: release of 3.3 and its buffer-overflow fighting security features.
1668: Despite some errors, the article interestingly ends with a suggestion
1669: that the Canadian government should help fund OpenBSD.
1670: <p>
1671:
1672: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.341 deraadt 1673: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/05/01/HNopenbsd33_1.html">
1674: OpenBSD launches latest release</a>,
1675: InfoWorld,
1676: May 1, 2003.
1.338 ian 1677: </strong></font><br>
1.342 deraadt 1678: Carly Suppa discusses the new things that can be found in OpenBSD 3.3.
1679: <br>
1680: This article can also be found online at:
1681: <ul>
1682: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1683: <a href="http://www.idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/unidlookup/15D00CA80554E2B648256D1A000F9270?OpenDocument">
1684: OpenBSD launches latest release</a>,
1685: IDG Singapore.
1686: </strong></font>
1687: </ul>
1.341 deraadt 1688: <p>
1689:
1.339 jose 1690: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1691: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-999200.html">
1692: OpenBSD 3.3 prevails despite funding cut</a>,
1.341 deraadt 1693: ZDNet,
1694: May 1, 2003.
1695: </strong></font><br>
1696: An article with a number of errors, apparently cobbled together by
1.342 deraadt 1697: someone using parts from previous articles.
1698: <br>
1.341 deraadt 1699: This article can also be found online at:
1700: <ul>
1701: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1702: <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/999200.htm">
1703: Developers give OpenBSD to public</a>,
1704: BusinessWeek.com.
1.339 jose 1705: </strong></font>
1706: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1707: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-999200.html">
1708: Developers give OpenBSD to public</a>,
1709: CNET News.com.
1710: </strong></font>
1711: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1712: <a href="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2134164,00.html?rtag=zdnetukhompage">
1713: OpenBSD releases version 3.3</a>,
1714: ZDNet UK.
1715: </strong></font>
1716: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1717: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=480">
1718: OpenBSD 3.3 has been released</a>,
1719: Help Net Security, Croatia.
1720: </strong></font>
1721: </ul>
1.341 deraadt 1722: <p>
1.339 jose 1723:
1.341 deraadt 1724: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 1725: <a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-announce&m=105175475006905&w=2">
1.341 deraadt 1726: OpenBSD 3.3 Released</a>,
1727: Todd Miller in <a href="mail.html">openbsd-announce</a>,
1728: May 1, 2003.
1729: </strong></font><br>
1730: The official announcement of the 3.3 release lists all the great things
1731: that have been added
1732: to the system in 3.3, including ProPolice, W^X, fewer setuid/setgid programs,
1733: more privsep, major security and usability improvements in pf,
1734: more hardware support including the HPPA platform, spamd, more and better
1.350 deraadt 1735: third-party "ports", many upgrades to included software, and more.
1.341 deraadt 1736: Recommends purchase of CD and T-shirts to provide continuing funding
1737: for the project (more so now that the DARPA funding is gone).
1738: As always, OpenBSD remains free software, so you can FTP it for free.
1.338 ian 1739: <p>
1740:
1741: </ul>
1742:
1.253 ian 1743: <h2>April, 2003</h2>
1744: <ul>
1.255 ian 1745:
1.260 ian 1746: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 1747: <a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?id=r00220030428mco01.htm&page=1&vf=tt">
1.330 deraadt 1748: Can OpenBSD really eliminate buffer over-runs?</a>,
1749: TechRepublic,
1750: April 28, 2003.
1751: </strong></font><br>
1752: John McCormick writes about the recent W^X and ProPolice efforts in the
1753: upcoming 3.3 release, noting that other vendors should look at this
1.331 deraadt 1754: work.<br>
1755: Can also be found online at:
1756: <ul>
1757: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1758: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t481-s2133935,00.html">
1759: Can OpenBSD really eliminate buffer over-runs?</a>,
1760: ZDNet UK.
1761: </strong></font>
1762: </ul>
1.330 deraadt 1763: <p>
1764:
1765: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.326 deraadt 1766: <a href="http://www.idg.net/ic_1309735_9677_1-5043.html">
1767: OpenBSD contract suspended due to 'world events'</a>,
1768: IDG,
1769: April 24, 2003.
1770: </strong></font><br>
1771: Grant Gross provides another summary of new information regarding
1772: the DARPA grant situation. Like other reporters, he runs into a
1773: wall, as DARPA refuses to "go into any more detail."<br>
1774: Can also be found online at:
1775: <ul>
1776: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1777: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/24/HNdarpaopen_1.html">
1778: OpenBSD contract suspended due to 'world events</a>,
1.340 jose 1779: InfoWorld.
1.326 deraadt 1780: </strong></font>
1781: </ul>
1782: <p>
1783:
1784: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1785: <a href="http://slate.msn.com/id/2081943/">
1.327 david 1786: The Fix Is In: Programmers can stop Internet worms. Will they?</a>,
1.326 deraadt 1787: Slate,
1788: April 24, 2003.
1789: </strong></font><br>
1790: Paul Boutin asks whether the buffer overflow prevention techniques
1791: found in OpenBSD 3.3 will, in time, find themselves into commercial
1792: operating systems like Windows, where they could have stopped major
1793: buffer-overflow based problems like Slammer, Code Red, and Nimda.
1794: <p>
1795:
1796: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.325 ian 1797: <a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/29186/">OpenBSD Funding</a>,
1798: LWN.net Weekly Edition,
1799: April 24, 2003.
1800: </strong></font><br>
1801: ($ registration required; free after May 1, 2003).
1802: <br/>More detailed discussion of why the funding was cut, by whom
1803: and when. Concludes that the funding cut "may not be as dramatic
1804: as it sounds", since OpenBSD has other sources of funding.
1805: <p>
1806:
1807: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.324 ian 1808: [ITALIAN] <a href="http://webnews.html.it/focus/290.htm">La DARPA ritira i fondi per OpenBSD</a>, WebNews online,
1809: April 24, 2003.
1810: </strong></font><br>
1811: Notes that DARPA's funding cut is "a gesture that has echoed throughout
1812: the free software community".
1813: Refers to the AP article below, and has lots of links to
1814: other articles.
1815: <p>
1816:
1817: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 1818: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/24/politics/24HACK.html?ex=1051761600&en=87a56d5c962b64e4&ei=5062">Canadian Programmer Says U.S. Cut Funding After Comments</a>,
1.324 ian 1819: New York Times, April 24, 2003.
1820: </strong></font><br>
1821: Another take on the ongoing saga, with some interesting remarks:
1822: Reporter Jennifer Lee comments that the controversy
1823: "highlights the delicate balance between the military and the
1824: anti-establishment bent of some in the technology community. It
1825: also shows that the international pool of computer programmers and
1826: hackers, possessing vast technological expertise, is not entirely
1827: sympathetic to the American military's current role in world
1.413 deraadt 1828: affairs." Notes the discrepancy between DARPA's public position
1.324 ian 1829: and what the people working on the UPenn project have been told.
1830: <br/>
1831: Describes Theo de Raadt as "A respected Canadian computer programmer ...
1832: the 35-year-old founder of an international collaborative software project
1833: known as OpenBSD", and quotes him as saying that the hackathon will go on:
1834: "We are free people, we are hobbyists," he said. "We do this for fun."
1.328 deraadt 1835: <br>
1836: Can also be found online at:
1837: <ul>
1838: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1839: <a href="http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0424-08.htm">
1840: Canadian Programmer Says U.S. Cut Funding After Comments</a>,
1841: Common Dreams NewsCenter
1842: </strong></font>
1843: </ul>
1.324 ian 1844: <p>
1845:
1846: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1847: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,58602,00.html">Organizer: 'Hackathon' Will Go On</a>,
1848: Wired, April 24, 2003.
1849: </strong></font><br>
1850: Another retelling of the tale, similar in scope to the NYTimes.com
1851: article above.
1852: Quotes Theo as saying: "The hackathon will go on," de Raadt said.
1853: "There's no way I'll be taking 60 people's personal flights and
1854: wasting them."
1.332 ian 1855: <br>
1856: Can also be found online at:
1857: <ul>
1858: <li>
1859: <font color="#009000"><strong>[JAPANESE] <a href="http://www.hotwired.co.jp/news/news/20030425302.html">Wired News Japan</a>
1860: </strong></font>
1861: </ul>
1.324 ian 1862: <p>
1863:
1864: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.322 cloder 1865: <a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/03/04/23/0256240.shtml">Open Source Enables Terrorist States</a>, Slashdot, April 23, 2003.
1866: </strong></font><br>
1867: Coverage and commentary on DARPA's cancellation and its implications for open source software.
1868: <p>
1869:
1870: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.321 pvalchev 1871: <a href="http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/04/23/3ea643207f30d">Federal funding abruptly cut for research project</a>, dailypennsylvanian.com, April 23, 2003.
1872: </strong></font><br>
1873: An article from the University of Pennsylvania commenting
1874: on the DARPA cut and the university involvement in it.
1875: <p>
1876:
1877: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.319 henning 1878: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/hps-23.04.03-000/">OpenBSD in Ungnade</a>, Heise online,
1879: April 23, 2003.
1880: </strong></font><br>
1881: OpenBSD in disgrace - UPenn's actions against the hackathon.
1882: <p>
1883:
1884: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.316 ian 1885: [DUTCH] <a href="http://www.webwereld.nl/nieuws/14830.phtml">Defensie VS stopt subsidie OpenBSD</a>, WebWereld NL,
1.315 deraadt 1886: April 22, 2003.
1887: </strong></font><br>
1888: This article works from information found in the CNET article.
1889: <p>
1890:
1891: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.297 deraadt 1892: <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/21/1050777197498.html">
1893: OpenBSD loses funding due to anti-war statements</a>,
1894: Sydney Morning Herald, April 21, 2003.
1.308 jose 1895: </strong></font><br>
1.297 deraadt 1896: Yet another article on the DARPA moves, this time from down under.
1897: Days before the grant was recalled, Jonathan M. Smith told de Raadt
1898: that "perceptions of wrong doing" were very important to UPENN. When
1899: papers around the world start making assertions of wrong doing on
1900: UPENN and DARPA's part, how is that for perception?<br>
1901: Can also be found online at:
1902: <ul>
1903: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1904: <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/04/21/1050777197498.html">
1.307 deraadt 1905: OpenBSD loses funding due to anti-war statements</a>,
1906: The Age.
1.297 deraadt 1907: </strong></font>
1.311 deraadt 1908: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1909: [INDONESIAN] <a href="http://www.detikinet.com/net/2003/04/21/20030421-105803.shtml">
1.312 deraadt 1910: OpenBSD Terhambat Anti-Perang</a>,
1911: detiki-Net, Indonesia.
1.311 deraadt 1912: </strong></font>
1.297 deraadt 1913: </ul>
1914: <p>
1915:
1916: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.318 deraadt 1917: [TURKISH] <a href="http://www.olympos.org/article/articleview/1047/1/1">
1918: DARPA OpenBSD'ye Destegini Geri Çekiyor...</a>,
1.306 deraadt 1919: Olympos Security, April 20, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 1920: </strong></font><br>
1921: The leading Turkish IT Security Portal reporting about the DARPA fund
1.306 deraadt 1922: cut. Talks about the DARPA CHATS funding to POSSE program and the
1923: benefits to the open source community. Quotes from de Raadt's anti-war
1924: views from the interview and his plans for holding the approaching
1925: hackathon even without funding. Also covers the OpenBSD project's many
1926: contributions to the field of operating system security and proactive
1927: auditing.
1.299 deraadt 1928: <p>
1929:
1930: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.291 deraadt 1931: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030419/RMILI/TPScience/">
1932: Researcher feels anti-war views cost him U.S. funding</a>,
1.308 jose 1933: Globe & Mail, April 18, 2003.
1934: </strong></font><br>
1.291 deraadt 1935: David Akin writes a second article about the DARPA situation. His original
1936: article, found further down, was the one which reputedly angered officials
1937: at UPenn and DARPA.
1938: <p>
1939:
1940: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.359 miod 1941: [FRENCH] <a href="http://www.weblmi.com/news_store/2003_04_18_La_DARPA_coupe_les_v_32/News_view">La DARPA coupe les vivres a OpenBSD</a>, Le Monde Informatique,
1942: France
1.315 deraadt 1943: April 18, 2003.
1944: </strong></font><br>
1.317 ian 1945: A small article in the french press.
1.315 deraadt 1946: <p>
1947:
1948: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.299 deraadt 1949: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/hps-18.04.03-002/">Aus der Traum: Keine US-Gelder für OpenBSD</a>, Heise News-Ticker,
1.306 deraadt 1950: April 18, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 1951: </strong></font><br>
1952: DARPA cancels OS project funding after comments
1953: <p>
1954:
1955: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.283 jsyn 1956: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2003/04/18/darpa.html">
1957: Soldiers Renege on Hackers</a>,
1958: OnLamp.com, April 18, 2003.
1.308 jose 1959: </strong></font><br>
1.283 jsyn 1960: Ian Darwin has written an editorial piece which ties together the history
1961: of DARPA, Canadian-US relations, and the events immediately surrounding
1962: the ending of the grant for the POSSE project.
1963: <p>
1964:
1965: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.267 deraadt 1966: <a href="http://arstechnica.com/archive/news/1050693906.html">
1967: DARPA pulls OpenBSD funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 1968: Ars Technica Newsdesk, April 18, 2003.
1.267 deraadt 1969: </strong></font><br>
1970: Semi On reports on the sudden pulling of OpenBSD's DARPA grant
1971: funding. This article laments about the possibility that researchers
1972: must be "good party men" in order to receive funding in the new
1.290 jose 1973: American century.
1.267 deraadt 1974: <p>
1975:
1976: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.264 deraadt 1977: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">
1978: DARPA pulls funding for OpenBSD, leader says</a>,
1.269 deraadt 1979: IDG News Service, April 18, 2003.
1.264 deraadt 1980: </strong></font><br>
1.267 deraadt 1981: Grant Gross writes about the sudden cancellation of the OpenBSD
1982: project funding by DARPA. This article includes some background as
1983: well as the response he received to his phone inquiries about the
1984: reasons for the abrupt cancellation.
1985: Can also be found online at:
1986: <ul>
1987: <li><a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0418darpapulls.html">Network Fusion</a>
1988: <li><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/18/HNdarpa_1.html">Info World</a>
1.281 dhartmei 1989: <li><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,80473,00.html">Computerworld</a>
1.304 deraadt 1990: <li><a href="http://www.idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/unidlookup/4EB7D1016D5B4E7548256D0F0019F8A5?OpenDocument">IDG Singapore</a>
1.267 deraadt 1991: </ul>
1.264 deraadt 1992: <p>
1993:
1994: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.377 david 1995: <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
1.262 beck 1996: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 1997: (title changed to "Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding" later)
1.269 deraadt 1998: Associated Press, April 18, 2003.
1.262 beck 1999: </strong></font><br>
2000: Matthew Fordahl of the Associated press reports about the
1.273 deraadt 2001: DARPA funding cancellation. There have been a series of edits of this
2002: story, with the title under constant flux. This story has been picked
2003: up by many local newspapers who carry Associated Press stories including:
2004: <ul>
1.283 jsyn 2005:
2006: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2007: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Grant-Canceled.html">
2008: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
2009: New York Times.
2010: </strong></font>(free registration required)
2011:
1.273 deraadt 2012: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2013: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1015.html">
1.276 deraadt 2014: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>,
1.273 deraadt 2015: ABC News.
2016: </strong></font>
2017:
2018: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2019: <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/aptech_story.asp?category=1700&slug=Grant%20Canceled">
1.273 deraadt 2020: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.287 jsyn 2021: Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA.
1.273 deraadt 2022: </strong></font>
2023:
2024: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2025: <a href="http://www.theledger.com/app:s/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 2026: [Article was pulled]</a>,
1.287 jsyn 2027: Lakeland Ledger, FL.
1.273 deraadt 2028: </strong></font>
2029:
2030: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.278 deraadt 2031: <a href="http://www.salon.com/tech/wire/2003/04/18/darpa/index.html">
2032: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war comments</a>,
1.284 jsyn 2033: Salon.
1.278 deraadt 2034: </strong></font>
2035:
2036: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2037: <a href="http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR">
1.276 deraadt 2038: DARPA Cancels OS Project After Comments</a>
1.273 deraadt 2039: Times Daily, AL.
2040: </strong></font>
2041:
2042: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2043: <a href="http://boston.com/dailynews/108/economy/Military_drops_project_s_fundi:.shtml">
2044: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>
2045: Boston.com, MA.
2046: </strong></font>
2047:
2048: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2049: <a href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180815&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
1.276 deraadt 2050: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>
1.273 deraadt 2051: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL.
2052: </strong></font>
2053:
2054: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.274 deraadt 2055: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42743-03.txt">
2056: [Article was pulled]</a>
2057: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.273 deraadt 2058: </strong></font>
2059:
2060: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2061: <a href="http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=03/04/18/9696550">
2062: DARPA cancels open-source software project after anti-war ...</a>,
2063: Infoshop News.
2064: </strong></font>
2065:
2066: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2067: <a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/5666795.htm">
2068: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
2069: San Jose Mercury News, CA.
2070: </strong></font>
2071:
2072: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.305 deraadt 2073: <a href="http://newsobserver.com/24hour/technology/story/859765p-6012789c.html">
2074: Military cancels OS project after programmer's comments</a>,
2075: Raleigh News, NC.
2076: </strong></font>
2077:
2078: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.354 david 2079: <a href="http://www.napanews.com/templates/index.cfm?template=story_full&id=22677BFE-1AD7-4969-B4B6-C33A2D214DAE">
1.314 deraadt 2080: Military cancels project's funding after programmer's anti-war comments</a>,
2081: Napa News, CA.
2082: </strong></font>
2083:
2084: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2085: <a href="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7759788&BRD=2212&PAG=461&dept_id=465812&rfi=6">
1.273 deraadt 2086: Military drops project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
2087: NEPA News, PA.
2088: </strong></font>
2089:
2090: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2091: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,58553,00.html">
2092: Peace Talk Halts Defence OS Job</a>,
2093: Wired News.
2094: </strong></font>
1.332 ian 2095: <br>
2096: <li>
1.333 deraadt 2097: <font color="#009000"><strong>
2098: [JAPANESE]
2099: <a href="http://www.hotwired.co.jp/news/news/culture/story/20030423205.html">
2100: Wired News Japan</a>
2101: </strong></font>
1.273 deraadt 2102:
1.271 deraadt 2103: </ul>
2104: <p>
1.272 deraadt 2105: Then on some news sites, the story starts to change. A spokeswoman
2106: from DARPA is quoted as saying "We're sorry if this review process has
1.274 deraadt 2107: been misinterpreted as an effort to cancel the work." (If it was not
2108: a cancellation, then why did Mark West from UPENN phone the Hyatt
2109: Calgary and cancel the reservations -- even before OpenBSD was
2110: informed by Jonathan Smith, who in email said "Penn has been contacted
2111: by the Air Force and NO FURTHER COSTS MAY BE INCURRED, effective
2112: today, 4/17/03", "All subcontracts are terminated, effective TODAY",
1.308 jose 2113: and "Penn must cancel/terminate contracts & obligations such as the
1.274 deraadt 2114: Hyatt and travel not yet PAID. Mark, please carry this out ASAP per
2115: our contractual requirements with the government" These papers proceed
2116: to pick up the new story; some retain the old one:
1.271 deraadt 2117: <p>
2118: <ul>
1.273 deraadt 2119:
2120: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2121: <a href="http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GRANT_CANCELED?SITE=ININS&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">
1.285 jsyn 2122: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
2123: Indianapolis Star, IN.
2124: </strong></font>
2125:
2126: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.273 deraadt 2127: <a href="http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/5666795.htm">
2128: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
2129: Miami Herald, FL.
2130: </strong></font>
2131:
2132: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.282 dhartmei 2133: <a href="http://www.portervillerecorder.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42749-03.txt">Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding</a>,
1.275 deraadt 2134: The Porterville Recorder, CA.
2135: </strong></font>
2136:
2137: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2138: <a href="http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/business/5666795.htm">
1.273 deraadt 2139: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
1.275 deraadt 2140: Wichita Eagle, KS.
1.273 deraadt 2141: </strong></font>
1.275 deraadt 2142:
2143: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2144: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Business/ap20030418_1329.html">
2145: Programmer Claims Agency Dropped Funding<br>
2146: Programmer of Secure, Free Operating System Claims U.S. Research Agency Cut Off Grant Money</a>,
2147: ABC News.
2148: </strong></font>
2149:
1.276 deraadt 2150: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2151: <a href="http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2003/04/18/ap/HiTech/apnews42748-03.txt">
1.309 jose 2152: [Article was pulled]</a>,
1.284 jsyn 2153: Rapid City Journal, SD.
1.276 deraadt 2154: </strong></font>
2155:
1.286 dhartmei 2156: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2157: <a href="http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20030418&Category=APF&ArtNo=304180871&Ref=AR&cachetime=5">
1.286 dhartmei 2158: Agency denies dropping project's funding after anti-war comments</a>,
2159: Wilmington Star, NC.
2160: </strong></font>
2161:
1.300 jose 2162: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2163: <a href="http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/business/5670981.htm">
2164: Project wasn't dropped over anti-war stance, agency says</a>,
2165: The Contra Costa Times, Northern California.
2166: </strong></font>
2167:
1.309 jose 2168: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2169: <a href="http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030421.gtprog0421/GTStory">
2170: Programmer says criticism of military cost him contract</a>,
2171: Globe Technology.
2172: </strong></font>
2173:
1.263 deraadt 2174: </ul>
1.262 beck 2175: <p>
2176:
2177: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.263 deraadt 2178: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/30332.html">
2179: Getting realistic in the war on hackers</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2180: TheRegister/SecurityFocus, April 18, 2003.
1.263 deraadt 2181: </strong></font><br>
1.264 deraadt 2182: John Lasser talks about the damage that US DMCA and similar acts are doing
1.261 ian 2183: to civil liberties; recommends security technology as a better option.
2184: Some coverage of security features in OpenBSD 3.3 and elsewhere.
2185: <p>
2186:
2187: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.289 jose 2188: <a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=9030">
2189: OpenBSD loses DARPA money for hackathon</a>,
2190: The Inquirer, April 18, 2003.
1.308 jose 2191: </strong></font><br>
1.289 jose 2192: A critical story about how Theo's criticisms of the US-led war in Iraq
2193: with respect to the source of funding is what caused the DARPA funding
2194: to be canceled. The timing of the grant's revocation is unfortunate for
2195: the upcoming OpenBSD hackathon, which was to be partly funded by the
2196: grant. This story was written without information from OpenBSD or DARPA
2197: and simply restates other press reports.
2198: <p>
2199:
2200: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.277 deraadt 2201: <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3307">
2202: DARPA Pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
2203: OS News, April 18, 2003.
2204: </strong></font><br>
2205: OS News has a discussion forum on this issue.
2206: <p>
2207:
2208: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.261 ian 2209: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/4/30333.html">
2210: US military shuns BSD for hopping landmines</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2211: The Register, April 18, 2003.
1.261 ian 2212: </strong></font><br>
2213: Another report on the DARPA funding.
2214: But hopping landmines? You have to see that one to believe it.
2215: Your (US) Tax Dollars At Work.
2216: <p>
2217:
2218: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.330 deraadt 2219: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t481-s2133221,00.html">
2220: IT Anthems: OpenBSD</a>,
2221: ZDNet UK Tech Update,
2222: April 17, 2003.
2223: </strong></font><br>
2224: Peter Judge, who maintains the large
2225: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t481-s2122414,00.html">
2226: Tech Anthems</a>
2227: archives, does a little writeup about the OpenBSD release songs,
2228: 4 so far.
2229: <p>
2230:
2231: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.260 ian 2232: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1016-997393.html?tag=fd_top">
2233: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2234: news.com.com, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 2235: </strong></font><br>
2236: "The unused portion of a grant from the Defense Advanced Research
2237: Projects Agency to fund development of the open-source operating
2238: system OpenBSD has been pulled for unspecified reasons."
2239: Refers to Theo's email announcing the cut.
2240: Talks about the money going to "foreign" researchers.
2241: Goes on to say:
2242: "Moreover, de Raadt believed that the U.S. government took exception
2243: to comments he made indicating that the money spent on his project
2244: meant that fewer cruise missiles were being built...
2245: "In the U.S., today, free speech is just a myth," de Raadt said."
1.279 deraadt 2246: This article is also found online at:
2247: <ul>
1.298 deraadt 2248: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2249: <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/997393.htm">
2250: BusinessWeek.com</a>,
2251: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding.
1.308 jose 2252: </strong></font><br>
1.298 deraadt 2253: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2254: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-997393.html">
2255: ZDnet</a>,
2256: DARPA pulls OpenBSD Funding.
1.308 jose 2257: </strong></font><br>
1.298 deraadt 2258: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2259: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/os/story/0,2000024997,20273830,00.htm">
2260: ZDnet Australia</a>,
2261: US Defence pulls open source funding.
1.308 jose 2262: </strong></font><br>
1.279 deraadt 2263: </ul>
1.260 ian 2264: <p>
1.279 deraadt 2265:
1.260 ian 2266: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2267: <a href="http://bsd.slashdot.org/bsd/03/04/17/2332233.shtml?tid=122&tid=98&tid=172">
1.260 ian 2268: DARPA Grant Cancelled for OpenBSD and U-Penn</a>,
1.322 cloder 2269: Slashdot, April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 2270: </strong></font><br>
1.322 cloder 2271: Slashdot report (and user followups) on the funding cancellation.
1.260 ian 2272: Links to Theo's original email (see below) announcing that DARPA cut the
2273: project's funding (which was coming through the University of Pennsylvania)
2274: without notice or justification.
2275: <p>
2276:
2277: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2278: <a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=105061580500738&w=2">
1.260 ian 2279: DARPA Cancellation</a>,
1.290 jose 2280: MARC (Mailing list Archives), April 17, 2003.
1.260 ian 2281: </strong></font><br>
2282: Theo's original mail announcing DARPA's arbitrary cancellation of its funding:
2283: "It has come to my attention that DARPA has cancelled the POSSE program
1.308 jose 2284: with UPENN, (sub OpenBSD & a bit for OpenSSL) for undisclosed reasons,
1.260 ian 2285: effective today, without any warning..."
2286: <p>
1.257 ian 2287:
2288: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.258 deraadt 2289: <a href="http://www.robtv.com">
2290: TV appearance</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2291: CTV Report on Business, April 16, 2003.
1.258 deraadt 2292: </strong></font><br>
1.259 deraadt 2293: On this day, Theo appeared on this TV channel for a 5 minute interview
2294: at 1:15pm Mountain Time. The interviewer focused on the question of
2295: why a group of individuals would write a free operating system designed
2296: for security. (He had difficulty believing that people who do things for
2297: fun can generate quality; perhaps he has never heard the term "craftsman").
1.258 deraadt 2298: <p>
2299:
2300: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.257 ian 2301: <a href="http://www.sans.org/newsletters/newsbites/vol5_15.php">
2302: OpenBSD Release Protected Against Buffer Overflow Attacks</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2303: SANS Newsbytes, April 16, 2003.
1.257 ian 2304: </strong></font><br>
2305: A description of the work done in 3.3 to prevent buffer overflow attacks.
2306: The editors speak strongly in favor of the team's efforts
2307: in producing reliable, bug-free software;
2308: quoting two of them:
2309: <br/>(Ranum): It's GREAT to see that at least a few people are smart enough
2310: to try to attack problems like this systemically, rather than keeping
2311: stuck in the fruitless "penetrate and patch" while loop. This is how
2312: to make progress in security: fundamental protections.
2313: <br/>(Shpantzer): Initiatives like this should be taught as case studies
2314: in computer science courses at the undergraduate level.
2315: <p>
2316:
1.255 ian 2317: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.308 jose 2318: [DUTCH] <a href="http://www.automatiseringsgids.nl/news/default.asp?nwsId=21776">
2319: Project OpenBSD strijdt tegen bufferoverflows</a>,
1.310 deraadt 2320: Automatiserings Gids Webeditie, April 14, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 2321: </strong></font><br>
1.310 deraadt 2322: A description of three new techniques in OpenBSD to counter buffer overflows.
1.299 deraadt 2323: <p>
2324:
2325: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.323 henning 2326: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-13.04.03-000/">OpenBSD mit neuem Sicherheitskonzept</a>, Heise News-Ticker,
1.306 deraadt 2327: April 13, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 2328: </strong></font><br>
2329: New security concepts in OpenBSD
2330: <p>
2331:
2332: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.254 drahn 2333: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1002-996584.html">
2334: Open-source team fights buffer overflows</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2335: CNET News.com, April 11, 2003.
1.254 drahn 2336: </strong></font><br>
1.260 ian 2337: "The OpenBSD project hopes a new change to its latest release will
1.254 drahn 2338: eliminate "buffer overflows", a software issue that has been plaguing
2339: security experts for more than three decades."
2340: Coverage of Theo's presentation at CanSecWest.
2341: <p>
1.261 ian 2342:
1.254 drahn 2343: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.320 henning 2344: [GERMAN] <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-08.04.03-001/">US-Verteidigungsministerium unterstützt OpenBSD</a>,
1.313 deraadt 2345: Heise News-Ticker, April 8, 2003.
1.299 deraadt 2346: </strong></font><br>
2347: OpenBSD's DARPA grant
2348: <p>
2349:
2350: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.313 deraadt 2351: <a href="http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/21212.html">
2352: NEWSFACTOR SPECIAL REPORT: Inside the World of Secure Operating Systems</a>
2353: NewsFactor, April 8, 2003.
2354: </strong></font><br>
2355: Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier reports on what a secure operating system is made
2356: of; splitting things up between trusted and hardened systems, and finally
2357: discussion OpenBSD's path.
2358: <p>
2359:
2360: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.253 ian 2361: <a href="http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030406.whack46/BNStory/Technology/?query=openbsd">
2362: U.S. military helps fund Calgary hacker</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2363: The Globe And Mail, April 6, 2003.
1.253 ian 2364: </strong></font><br>
2365: OpenBSD continues to get attention in Canada for drawing funding
2366: from US DARPA.
2367: Theo is quoted as pointing out that, although DARPA is funding it,
2368: they're not telling the project what to do; just funding the
2369: continuation of the project's good work, all released under
2370: the BSD license.
2371: <p>
2372: </ul>
2373:
1.251 ian 2374: <h2>March, 2003</h2>
2375: <ul>
2376:
2377: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 2378: <a href="http://www.libroscope.org/article.php3?id_article=69">
2379: [French] OpenBSD ne désarme pas</a>,
2380: Libroscope interview, March 19, 2003
2381: </strong></font><br>
2382:
2383: The on-line ``libre people projet'' <a
2384: href="http://www.libroscope.org">Libroscope</a> team interviewed OpenBSD
2385: developers Marc Espie and Miod Vallat about the OpenBSD project and the
2386: OpenBSD ``way of life''.
2387: <p>
2388:
2389: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.251 ian 2390: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/03/13/darpabsd.html">
2391: Hackers Meet Soldiers</a>,
1.371 jose 2392: OnLamp.com, March 13, 2003.
1.251 ian 2393: </strong></font><br>
2394: The authors discuss OpenBSD's security background and why the
2395: US Military under DARPA is funding development of OpenBSD.
2396: Mentions
2397: <a href="http://www.darpa.mil/ato/programs/chats.htm">CHATS</a>
2398: and
2399: <a href="http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~dsl/POSSE/">POSSE</a>
2400: programs.
2401: Quotes Theo as explaining that "no development serves only
1.290 jose 2402: government purposes": "Nearly everything that is being developed
1.251 ian 2403: is going into the OpenBSD source tree..."
2404: Summarizes recent developments that are in -current and will be in 3.3.
2405: <p>
1.325 ian 2406: Note: some material related to POSSE is mirrored
2407: <a href="http://www.darwinsys.com/posse-mirror/">here</a>.
1.260 ian 2408:
2409: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2410: <a href="http://www.seas.upenn.edu/whatsnew/computer-security.html">
2411: DARPA Awards Computer Scientists $2.1 Million to Integrate Security Features into Mainstream Computers</a>.
2412: </strong></font><br>
2413: The original announcement from the University of Pennsylvania about
2414: the cooperative effort with OpenBSD et al with DARPA funding:
2415: "During the last few decades, the government's approach has been
2416: to contract researchers to develop high-security workstations
2417: specifically for its own uses, outside of the mainstream computer
2418: industry," said [Prof. Jonathan] Smith, Professor of Computer and Information
2419: Science at Penn. "The problem is that development of these special-purpose
2420: computers has generally progressed so slowly that the machines,
2421: while indeed secure, are technically obsolete by the time they are
2422: put into service."
2423: <p>
2424: "Smith and colleagues at Penn, the software development consortium
2425: OpenBSD, and the Apache Software Foundation and OpenSSL Group
2426: propose to use the open-source movement - where programmers openly
2427: share incremental advances - to try to engineer better security
2428: features into mainstream computers, not only those developed just
2429: for the military and other high-security organizations. The
2430: government then benefits by purchasing more affordable, standardized
2431: computers with security features."
2432: <p>
1.329 ian 2433:
2434: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2435: <a href="http://slate.msn.com/id/2079549/">
2436: Bush's Cyberstrategery: The administration's war against a bogus threat </a>,
2437: Slate,
2438: March 3, 2003.
2439: </strong></font><br>
1.413 deraadt 2440: Brendan Koerner's thorough dismissal of the total unreality and FUD
1.329 ian 2441: surrounding the Bush Administration's recent
2442: <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/pcipb/">National Strategy
2443: to Secure Cyberspace</a>, NIPC, vendors and others who profit by
2444: big-lie-hyping the threat of system crackers into a new force to be
2445: made war upon, like the "war" on drugs and the "war" on terrorism.
2446: Concludes: "... the bulk of the report's solutions are lame. Most
2447: are meaningless jargon, such as suggesting that "future components
2448: of the cyber infrastructure are built to be inherently secure and
2449: dependable for their users." A fantastic sentiment, but as mushy
2450: as stating that the president is "for the children." What about
2451: making software vendors liable for bug-ridden products? Or rooting
2452: out insecure Microsoft products like the troubled SQL server in favor
2453: of more secure open-source solutions like
2454: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/">OpenBSD</a>?"
2455: I can scarcely believe that Slate's owner Microsoft is paying
2456: them to write this stuff (nor that Koerner thinks OpenBSD is a database :-)).
2457: Finally: "Nothing so bold is forthcoming in the Strategy. Which is
2458: yet another indicator that the czars of national computer security
2459: are perfectly content to tease out the hyperbole in perpetuity.
2460: The bigger the perceived threat, the greater their importance inside
2461: the Beltway."
2462: <p>
1.251 ian 2463: </ul>
2464:
1.249 jufi 2465: <h2>January, 2003</h2>
2466: <ul>
2467: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2468: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node.php?id=568">
2469: Feature: OpenBSD's Battle For UltraSparc III Documentation</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2470: Kerneltrap, January 26, 2003.
1.249 jufi 2471: </strong></font><br>
2472: Jeremy Andrews writes a report about how he tried to contact Sun and make
2473: them explain their position concerning their "open" architecture
1.290 jose 2474: UltraSparc-III - and fails due to Sun's no response politics.
1.249 jufi 2475: <p>
1.334 ian 2476:
2477: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2478: <a href="http://www.egovos.org/pdf/dodfoss.pdf">Use of Free and
2479: Open-Source Software (FOSS) in the U.S. Department of Defense</a>,
2480: MITRE Report Number MP 02 W0000101, revised January 2, 2003
2481: </strong></font><br>
2482: Prepared by The MITRE Corporation for DISA (Defense Information Systems Agency),
2483: this report analyses how DOD uses open source software.
2484: The summary talks briefly about various terms (free, open source, etc.),
2485: then talks about the survey itself, one question of which was
2486: "... the hypothetical question ...
2487: of what would happen if FOSS software were banned in the DoD."
2488: <br>
2489: "The main conclusion of the analysis was that FOSS software plays
2490: a more critical role in the DoD than has generally been recognized.
2491: FOSS applications are most important in four broad areas: Infrastructure
2492: Support, Software Development, Security, and Research. One unexpected
2493: result was the degree to which Security depends on FOSS. Banning
2494: FOSS would remove certain types of infrastructure components (e.g.,
1.335 david 2495: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/">OpenBSD</a>) that currently help
1.334 ian 2496: support network security.
2497: It would also limit DoD access to, and overall expertise in, the use of
2498: powerful FOSS analysis and detection applications that hostile groups could
2499: use to help stage cyberattacks. Finally, it would remove the
2500: demonstrated ability of FOSS applications to be updated rapidly in
2501: response to new types of cyberattack. Taken together, these factors
2502: imply that banning FOSS would have immediate, broad, and strongly
2503: negative impacts on the ability of many sensitive and security-focused
2504: DoD groups to defend against cyberattacks."
2505: <br>
2506: So, let's hope the policy wonks read this report.
2507: <p>
2508:
1.249 jufi 2509: </ul>
2510:
1.246 jufi 2511: <h2>December, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 2512: <ul>
1.246 jufi 2513:
1.247 jufi 2514: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 2515: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-975941.html">
1.269 deraadt 2516: Open-Source clan in spat with Sun</a>,
1.466 deraadt 2517: CNET News.com, December 4, 2002.
1.246 jufi 2518: </strong></font><br>
2519: Report about Sun refusing to give proper documentation for their
2520: UltraSPARC III CPUs to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
2521: <p>
2522:
1.247 jufi 2523: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 2524: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-04.12.02-006/">
2525: [German] Sun blockiert OpenBSD</a>,
1.466 deraadt 2526: Heise News-Ticker, December 4, 2002
1.301 jose 2527: </strong></font><br>
1.460 david 2528: Sun refusing to give proper documentation of their UltraSPARC III CPU
1.301 jose 2529: to the OpenBSD project without signing a NDA.
2530: <p>
2531:
2532: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 2533: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,743002,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 2534: OpenHack 2002 Downloads</a>,
1.466 deraadt 2535: eWeek, December 3, 2002.
1.246 jufi 2536: </strong></font><br>
2537: eWEEK used OpenBSD as their four firewalls, mail-, web- and dns-server
2538: in their annual OpenHack security test.
2539: <p>
1.247 jufi 2540: </ul>
1.246 jufi 2541:
1.244 jufi 2542: <h2>October, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 2543: <ul>
1.246 jufi 2544:
1.247 jufi 2545: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.246 jufi 2546: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/10/31/ssn_openbsd.html">
2547: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 9:
2548: Simple Things to Improve Your System's Security</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2549: O'Reilly Network, October 31, 2002.
1.246 jufi 2550: </strong></font><br>
2551: Learn how to further improve the security of the system like using
2552: file flags, disallowing root login via OpenSSH or creating and using
2553: md5 digests.
2554: <p>
2555:
1.247 jufi 2556: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 2557: <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,640713,00.asp">
1.269 deraadt 2558: OpenBSD 3.2 is back on track</a>,
2559: eWeek, October 18, 2002.
1.244 jufi 2560: </strong></font><br>
2561: A nice summary of the developers recent struggle to secure the system
2562: even more. The article sums up those new features and recommends OpenBSD
2563: especially for "those edge-of-the-network spots where things have to be
2564: right the first time."
2565: <p>
1.247 jufi 2566: </ul>
1.244 jufi 2567:
2568:
2569: <h2>August, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 2570: <ul>
1.244 jufi 2571:
1.247 jufi 2572: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 2573: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/22/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 2574: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 8: Managing Advanced PF Logs</a>,
2575: O'Reilly Network, August 22, 2002.
1.244 jufi 2576: </strong></font><br>
2577: Using Perl to improve the "readpflog" script from
2578: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
2579: part 6</a>.
2580: <p>
2581:
1.247 jufi 2582: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.244 jufi 2583: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/08/08/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.392 david 2584: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 7:
2585: Securing Remote PF Firewall Logs</a>,
1.466 deraadt 2586: O'Reilly Network, August 8, 2002.
1.244 jufi 2587: </strong></font><br>
2588: Improving the security of remote logging and learning how to calculate
2589: the necessary space for logging is the target of this part of the series.
2590: <p>
1.301 jose 2591:
2592: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
2593: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/">
2594: [Polish] OpenBSD and Linux</a>,
2595: LinuxNews Radio, August 2, 2000
2596: </strong></font><br>
2597:
2598: Bartek Rozkrut (aka Madey), made a guest appearance on LinuxRadio, speaking
2599: about differences between OpenBSD and Linux. During the show, listeners were
2600: able to comment and ask questions on IRCNET's #linuxnews channel. The main
2601: criticism was that OpenBSD doesn't support SMP and isn't available for the
2602: IA-64 platform. LinuxNEWS is the biggest polish Linux news service, covering
2603: the entire Linux scene in Poland.<br>
2604: <i>Here's the
2605: <a href="http://urtica.linuxnews.pl/radio/audycja7.mp3">MP3</a></i>.
2606: <p>
1.247 jufi 2607: </ul>
1.242 jufi 2608:
2609: <h2>July, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 2610: <ul>
1.242 jufi 2611:
1.247 jufi 2612: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 2613: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/07/25/ssn_openbsd.html">
1.392 david 2614: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 6: Archiving PF Firewall Logs</a>,
1.269 deraadt 2615: O'Reilly Network, July 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 2616: </strong></font><br>
2617: Archiving pf log files using a monitoring station is how the
2618: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> continues.
2619: <p>
2620:
1.247 jufi 2621: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 2622: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200207/transpfobsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 2623: HOWTO: Transparent Packet Filtering with OpenBSD</a>,
1.466 deraadt 2624: Daemonnews E-Zine, July 1, 2002.
1.242 jufi 2625: </strong></font><br>
2626: Another article describing a transparent bridging firewall with OpenBSD,
2627: this time using pf.
2628: <p>
1.247 jufi 2629: </ul>
1.242 jufi 2630:
2631: <h2>June, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 2632: <ul>
1.242 jufi 2633:
1.247 jufi 2634: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 2635: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/20/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 2636: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 5</a>,
2637: O'Reilly Network, June 20, 2002.
1.242 jufi 2638: </strong></font><br>
2639: The <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a> is continued with
2640: an article about the secret life of pf log files, or better
2641: their rotation.
2642: <p>
2643:
1.247 jufi 2644: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 2645: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/06/06/ssnwopenbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 2646: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 4</a>,
1.466 deraadt 2647: O'Reilly Network, June 6, 2002.
1.242 jufi 2648: </strong></font><br>
2649: More material about pf, this time describing how to do proper logging in pf.
2650: <p>
1.247 jufi 2651: </ul>
1.242 jufi 2652:
1.239 jufi 2653: <h2>April, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 2654: <ul>
1.239 jufi 2655:
1.247 jufi 2656: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 2657: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/25/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 2658: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 3</a>,
2659: O'Reilly Network, April 25, 2002.
1.242 jufi 2660: </strong></font><br>
2661: Another article in this <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/ct/58">series</a>,
2662: describing how packets are handled by pf, and how sendmail can get problems
2663: if you set your firewall up like told in article 1 and 2.
2664: <p>
2665:
1.247 jufi 2666: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.239 jufi 2667: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/04/11/securing.html">
1.269 deraadt 2668: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 2</a>,
2669: O'Reilly Network, April 11, 2002.
1.239 jufi 2670: </strong></font><br>
1.242 jufi 2671: The successor of an article covering OpenBSD 2.9 and ipf, this article
2672: covers OpenBSD 3.0 and pf. Basics of pf and translation of firewall rules
2673: from ipf to pf are the main topics.
1.239 jufi 2674: <p>
1.247 jufi 2675: </ul>
1.239 jufi 2676:
1.235 lebel 2677: <h2>March, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 2678: <ul>
1.235 lebel 2679:
1.239 jufi 2680:
1.247 jufi 2681: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.235 lebel 2682: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-863169.html">
1.269 deraadt 2683: Want a Windows alternative? Try BSD</a>,
2684: ZDNet News AnchorDesk, March 19, 2002.
1.235 lebel 2685: </strong></font><br>
2686: Pretty good commentary about the three BSD. Author talks about why people might
2687: want to look at the various BSD instead of Linux. It especially praises
2688: OpenBSD's development methodologies and security by default attitude.
2689: <p>
1.301 jose 2690:
1.247 jufi 2691: </ul>
1.235 lebel 2692:
1.228 horacio 2693: <h2>February, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 2694: <ul>
1.228 horacio 2695:
1.247 jufi 2696: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.242 jufi 2697: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/02/28/openbsd.html">
1.269 deraadt 2698: Securing Small Networks With OpenBSD, Part 1</a>,
2699: O'Reilly Network, February 28, 2002
1.242 jufi 2700: </strong></font><br>
2701: The beginning of a series about OpenBSD as a firewall, using ipf as the packet filter,
2702: and thus less up-to-date than the rest of the series, which uses pf.
2703: <p>
2704:
1.247 jufi 2705: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.233 jufi 2706: <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/content/55/24239.html">
1.269 deraadt 2707: Woz blesses Captain Crunch's new box</a>,
2708: The Register, February 27, 2002
1.233 jufi 2709: </strong></font><br>
2710: Andrew Orlowski talking to Steven Wozniak about Captain Crunch's new CrunchBox,
2711: a Firewall/IDS system running OpenBSD 2.9 and snort together with some custom-written heuristics.
2712: <p>
2713:
1.247 jufi 2714: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.232 jufi 2715: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/February/Features642.html">
1.269 deraadt 2716: Parents: OpenBSD Is Superior</a>,
2717: BSD Today, February 27, 2002
1.232 jufi 2718: </strong></font><br>
2719: Ben Goren tells us, why he prefers OpenBSD instead of a well known Linux distribution
2720: on the desktop of his parents.
2721: <p>
2722:
1.247 jufi 2723: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 2724: <a href="http://www.openlysecure.org/openbsd/how-to/invisible_firewall.html">
1.269 deraadt 2725: Memoirs of an invisible firewall</a>,
2726: openlysecure.org, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 2727: </strong></font><br>
2728: An older article discussing the usage of OpenBSD as a bridged firewall
2729: using IPFilter.
2730:
2731: <p>
2732:
1.247 jufi 2733: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.229 jufi 2734: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2846265,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 2735: BSD operating systems: Perspective</a>,
2736: ZDNet Tech Update, February 13, 2002
1.229 jufi 2737: </strong></font><br>
2738: A discussion about the three free BSDs and BSD/OS as competitors to Linux and commercial
2739: Unices. Mary Hubley overviews themes beginning from the history of BSD to the future
2740: perspectives of the four OS.
2741: <br>
2742: The OpenBSD review stresses the security of the OS as well as integrated crypto
1.250 jufi 2743: mechanisms like OpenSSH, IPsec or Kerberos.
1.229 jufi 2744: <p>
2745:
1.247 jufi 2746: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.228 horacio 2747: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16160.html">
2748: OpenBSD as an example for Microsoft would-be improvements in
1.269 deraadt 2749: software and security</a>,
2750: OS Opinion, February 5, 2002
1.228 horacio 2751: </strong></font><br>
2752:
2753: Following Microsoft's purposed announcement to address
2754: security issues in its code, the author of this article sets
2755: OpenBSD as the only example known to him of an OS which is
2756: regularly audited for security problems in its source code.
2757: He warns other Operating Systems to start taking security as a
2758: serious issue and says: "<em>Should Microsoft have even
2759: a fraction of success in finding and squashing bugs that
2760: OpenBSD has had, other OS developers might find themselves in
2761: a bad position soon.</em>"<br>
2762: Not bad for a marketing campaign, though Microsoft's records
2763: offer no credibility ... whereas OpenBSD has proved it's a
2764: security conscious team beyond doubt.
2765: <p>
1.247 jufi 2766: </ul>
1.228 horacio 2767:
1.225 horacio 2768: <h2>January, 2002</h2>
1.247 jufi 2769: <ul>
1.225 horacio 2770:
1.247 jufi 2771: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 2772: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2002/January/Features617.html">
2773: A commercial hosting company implements OpenBSD: An
1.269 deraadt 2774: Interview</a>,
2775: BSD Today, January, 2002
1.225 horacio 2776: </strong></font><br>
2777:
2778: Open Source writer Robert Bernstein talks to Chris Nadovich,
2779: owner and operator of a web and Unix shell hosting venture.
2780: C. Nadovich tells about how they migrated from their early
1.231 jufi 2781: SysV systems to Linux and finally to BSD, which he explains in
1.225 horacio 2782: terms of their security concern "<em>It was the rise of
2783: evil in the networking world that opened our eyes to some
2784: "compelling differences" and eventually brought us to
2785: OpenBSD.</em>".<br>
2786: In all, a very good article on how an experienced Internet
1.240 miod 2787: services provider business ended up with OpenBSD as their OS
1.225 horacio 2788: of choice.
2789: <p>
1.247 jufi 2790: </ul>
1.225 horacio 2791:
2792: <h2>December, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2793: <ul>
1.225 horacio 2794:
1.247 jufi 2795: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 2796: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/December/News604.html">
1.269 deraadt 2797: OpenBSD 3.0 officially released</a>,
2798: BSD Today, December, 2001
1.225 horacio 2799: </strong></font><br>
2800:
2801: OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement on BSD Today.
2802: <p>
2803:
1.247 jufi 2804: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 2805: <a href="http://www.itworld.com/nl/unix_insider/12182001/">
1.269 deraadt 2806: OpenBSD 3.0 Debuts</a>,
2807: ITworld, December 18, 2001
1.226 horacio 2808: </strong></font><br>
2809:
2810: Features the OpenBSD 3.0 release announcement and some
2811: comments from Theo de Raadt on this new version.
2812: <p>
1.247 jufi 2813: </ul>
1.225 horacio 2814:
1.218 horacio 2815: <h2>November, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2816: <ul>
1.218 horacio 2817:
1.247 jufi 2818: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.387 mcbride 2819: <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/6">
1.269 deraadt 2820: Interview with Theo de Raadt</a>,
1.392 david 2821: KernelTrap, November 26, 2001
1.225 horacio 2822: </strong></font><br>
2823:
2824: Jeremy Andrews on an extensive interview with Theo de Raadt.
2825: Most of the interview are interesting questions and answers,
2826: but Theo seems to enjoy some of the questioning, like when he
2827: is asked about Soft Updates or the current state of OpenBSD's
2828: new packet filter, PF, offering then an expanded view on the
2829: subjects. Worth a read.
2830: <p>
2831:
2832:
1.247 jufi 2833: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.218 horacio 2834: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2822483,00.html">
1.269 deraadt 2835: OpenBSD: The most secure OS around</a>,
2836: ZDNet, November 6, 2001
1.218 horacio 2837: </strong></font><br>
2838:
2839: IT columnist and former NASA and DoD network administrator and
2840: programmer Steven Vaughan-Nichols, praises the OpenBSD
2841: security audits and the team's search for potential problems
2842: and its resolution to fix them <strong>before</strong> they
2843: can develop into security holes: <em>"Unlike
2844: most operating system vendors, the OpenBSD crew is proactive
2845: rather than reactive to security problems."</em><br>
2846: Then goes on naming OpenBSD's <em>secure by default</em>
2847: policy, Kerberos authentication protocol implementation, and
1.222 miod 2848: TCP/IP stack built-in IPsec protocol, as ready to use VPN
1.218 horacio 2849: solutions whereas they are options to be installed and applied
2850: on other operating systems.<br>
2851: Furthermore, he writes he agrees with Theo de Raadt while
2852: quoting him saying <em>"security is usually increased by
2853: removing stuff, not by adding more junk"</em> in that
2854: it's easier to keep something simple secure.
2855: <p>
2856:
1.247 jufi 2857: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 2858: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=1778/byt20011031s0004/">
1.269 deraadt 2859: Operating System 2010</a>,
2860: Byte, November 5, 2001
1.226 horacio 2861: </strong></font><br>
2862:
2863: A look into the near future for Operating Systems evolution,
2864: covering the level of software integration into the core
2865: system, OS built-in security, server and client distinction,
2866: and open, hybrid or closed models. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
2867: shows these perspectives from various OS speakers point of
2868: view, where the UNIX model in general, and OpenBSD model in
2869: particular, have a lot to say in this matter.
2870: <p>
2871:
1.247 jufi 2872: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.221 horacio 2873: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/tc/xml/01/11/05/011105tcbsd.xml">
1.269 deraadt 2874: BSD's strength lies in devilish details</a>,
2875: InfoWorld November 2, 2001
1.221 horacio 2876: </strong></font><br>
2877:
2878: By Tom Yager. In a comparison of the BSD-derived systems with
2879: those based in the Linux kernel, the author underlines the
2880: stability and security strengths of the BSDs. He brands
2881: OpenBSD as the <em>cop</em> of the group, remarking the fact
2882: that <em>"has never been breached to allow privileged
2883: access to an OpenBSD server"</em>.
2884: <p>
1.247 jufi 2885: </ul>
1.221 horacio 2886:
1.210 jufi 2887: <h2>October, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2888: <ul>
1.215 horacio 2889:
1.247 jufi 2890: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 2891: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/01/10/29/011029opsource.xml">
1.269 deraadt 2892: Already a Contender</a>,
2893: InfoWorld, October 29, 2001
1.226 horacio 2894: </strong></font><br>
2895:
2896: Open source consultant Russell Pavlicek advocates on open
2897: source software in response to an article which claimed that
2898: open source cannot innovate. He refutes this claim naming a
2899: few open source software such as sendmail, apache or BIND, ...
2900: <em>Oh, and if you are tired of IIS being hacked, try Apache
2901: under OpenBSD for a much secure Web presence.</em>
2902: <p>
2903:
1.247 jufi 2904: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.224 horacio 2905: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-504079.html">
1.269 deraadt 2906: How Code Red revealed the perils of port 80</a>,
2907: ZDNet, October 2, 2001
1.210 jufi 2908: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 2909:
1.224 horacio 2910: IT writer, Stephan Somogyi, and Counterpane Systems' CTO,
2911: Bruce Schneier, in an article about the effects and
2912: consequences of the Code Red worm which attacked Webservers
2913: running the IIS from Microsoft, the merits of reliability
2914: instead of new features are discussed. As a positive example
2915: they use OpenBSD.
1.215 horacio 2916: <p>
1.247 jufi 2917: </ul>
1.215 horacio 2918:
2919: <h2>August, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2920: <ul>
1.215 horacio 2921:
1.247 jufi 2922: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 2923: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Media/announcements.html#alert_8_23_01">
2924: OpenBSD firewall gateway at NASA's Advanced Supercomputing
1.269 deraadt 2925: Division</a>,
2926: August 23, 2001
1.227 horacio 2927: </strong></font><br>
2928:
2929: The network security group in the NASA Advanced Supercomputing
2930: (NAS) Division implements a firewall gateway with OpenBSD
1.231 jufi 2931: which was deployed, according to the NASA announcement, to
1.227 horacio 2932: <em>addresses the well-known problems of the 802.11b standard
2933: wireless systems -- with a minimum of time and
2934: investment</em>.<br>
2935: The implementation details can be seen on their
2936: <a href="http://www.nas.nasa.gov/Groups/Networks/Projects/Wireless/index.html">Wireless Firewall Gateway White Paper</a>.
2937: <p>
2938:
1.247 jufi 2939: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 2940: <a href="http://www.ciberpais.elpais.es/d/20010816/cibersoc/soc1.htm">
2941: [Spanish] HAL 2001 coverage</a>,
2942: Ciberpaís (El País), August 16, 2001
2943: </strong></font><br>
2944:
2945: The online edition of this major Spanish newspaper offers a
2946: short coverage of <a href="http://www.hal2001.org">HAL
2947: 2001</a>. The author pays attention to the stickers on the
1.475 grunk 2948: laptops and T-shirts on people, which appeared to him like
1.301 jose 2949: <em>"a medieval tournament where the most powerful ones
2950: showed their war banners: <strong>OpenBSD</strong>, CCC,
2951: A Cypherpunks, 2600, Indymedia..."</em>
2952: <p>
2953:
2954: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 2955: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1232/urm0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 2956: Thinking about Security</a>,
2957: Unix Review, August 2001
1.215 horacio 2958: </strong></font><br>
2959:
2960: Following the Code Red worm hit of ISS, Joe "Zonker"
2961: Brockmeier takes a tour through systems administration
2962: security and says that even secured operating systems running
2963: Apache like OpenBSD and others have security issues from time
2964: to time.<br>
2965: Oh well, we'll have to live with not having a total secure
2966: system and just the most secure system.
2967: <p>
2968:
1.247 jufi 2969: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 2970: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1147/sam0108m/">
1.269 deraadt 2971: Homebrew Intrusion Detection Systems</a>,
2972: SysAdmin, August 2001
1.215 horacio 2973: </strong></font><br>
2974:
2975: Chris Kuethe goes one step ahead of installing network
2976: intrusion detection systems and writes on how to make the
2977: right environment for these tools and how to put them to work
2978: instead, for which he takes OpenBSD as the platform of his
2979: choice:<br>
2980: <em>"To the best of my knowledge (reproducible evidence
2981: to the contrary is welcome) OpenBSD has the fastest IP stack
2982: available (although all BSD-derived operating systems have
2983: good network code) and an enviable security record. The
2984: network monitor is unique in that it is often outside of any
2985: network security devices and as such must be well
2986: armored."</em><br>
2987: For the references, he points out that <em>"OpenBSD has
2988: thorough documentation; almost everything you'll ever need to
2989: know about making your analysis station be well behaved and
2990: stable can be found in the man pages or the FAQ."</em>
2991: <br>
2992: Bravo!
2993: <p>
1.247 jufi 2994: </ul>
1.210 jufi 2995:
1.207 ian 2996: <h2>July, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 2997: <ul>
1.215 horacio 2998:
1.247 jufi 2999: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.207 ian 3000: An article on <a href="http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0701/openSSH.html">
3001: Sun's Solaris Blueprints Online series</a>
3002: </strong></font>
1.215 horacio 3003:
1.207 ian 3004: talks about OpenSSH as a good replacement for telnet, rlogin, and friends.
3005: The article goes on to say:
1.209 ian 3006: <br>"OpenSSH is managed by the OpenBSD team. OpenBSD is an open
1.207 ian 3007: source operating system based on BSD 4.4-Lite and is available for
3008: free. A major goal of the OpenBSD project is to create a secure
3009: operating system by auditing source code, fixing security problems
1.209 ian 3010: quickly, and integrating security tools and cryptographic software..."
1.215 horacio 3011: <p>
1.247 jufi 3012: </ul>
1.207 ian 3013:
1.194 jufi 3014: <h2>June, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3015: <ul>
1.194 jufi 3016:
1.247 jufi 3017: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 3018: <a href="http://www.internetweek.com/reviews01/rev061801.htm">
1.269 deraadt 3019: The OS X Files: Apple's updated operating system looks to the Internet</a>,
3020: InternetWeek, June 18, 2001
1.213 horacio 3021: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 3022:
1.240 miod 3023: On a review of the Mac OS X, Larry Loeb addresses the question
1.213 horacio 3024: on how the change from Mac OS to Mac OS X will affect security
3025: by saying:<br> <em>"[...] the Unix layer is based on OpenBSD,
3026: one of the most secure Unix distributions out there."</em>
3027: <p>
3028:
1.247 jufi 3029: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 3030: <a href="http://www.itviikko.fi/uutiset/uutinen.asp?UutisID=46057">
3031: [Finnish] ITviikko - uutinen</a>,
3032: June 14, 2001 </strong></font><br>
3033:
3034: A short article about IPF threatening the OpenSource Principles of OpenBSD,
3035: and thus IPF will be removed from OpenBSD.
3036: <p>
3037:
3038: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3039: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010613-CS3">
3040: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
3041: June 13, 2001</strong></font><br>
3042:
3043: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.9 press release.
3044: <p>
3045:
3046: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 3047: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-530016.html">
1.201 horacio 3048: Strife and success in the land of open source</a>,
3049: ZDNet News, June 11, 2001
3050: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 3051:
1.240 miod 3052: Stephan Somogyi reviews the latest issue with the IPF license and
1.206 ian 3053: examines why the OpenBSD team made the decision of removing it from
1.201 horacio 3054: its source tree altogether. But <em>"code talks, and OpenBSD has
3055: spoken quite eloquently in the past"</em>, writes Somogyi. Later
1.413 deraadt 3056: on the article he comments on the team's <em>license audit</em> through
1.206 ian 3057: the OpenBSD source code and Wietse Venema's decision to change his
1.201 horacio 3058: tcp_wrappers' licence after a talk with Theo de Raadt.
3059: <br>
1.413 deraadt 3060: To make up for the stormy issue that IPF's licencs has meant for the
1.201 horacio 3061: Open Source community, in the last lines of this article Somogyi writes
3062: a small review of our latest release, OpenBSD 2.9, which he calls an
3063: <em>"unheralded open source success story"</em>.
3064: <p>
3065:
1.247 jufi 3066: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.194 jufi 3067: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features496.html">
3068: Interview with Wietse Venema about his tcp_wrappers license</a>,
1.206 ian 3069: BSD Today, June 1, 2001
1.194 jufi 3070: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 3071:
1.194 jufi 3072: Doing more research about licenses in the BSD tree, Jeremy C. Reed found that the license of
3073: the tcp_wrappers wasn't compliant with the BSD goals. The following interview with Wietse Venema
3074: caught the eye of Theo de Raadt, who had a lengthy and fun discussion about the license with Wietse.
3075: <br>
3076: The new
3077: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/tcp_wrappers_license">license</a>
1.197 deraadt 3078: of tcp_wrappers is now free, as is the
1.228 horacio 3079: <a href="ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/logdaemon_license">license</a> on logdaemon!
3080: <p>
1.247 jufi 3081: </ul>
1.194 jufi 3082:
1.190 horacio 3083: <h2>May, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3084: <ul>
1.190 horacio 3085:
1.247 jufi 3086: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.191 jufi 3087:
3088: <a href="http://false.net/ipfilter/2001_05/0332.html">Re: IPFilter 3.4 update. </a>,
3089: Darren Reed, IPFilter mailing list archive, May 19, 2001<br>
3090:
1.301 jose 3091:
1.191 jufi 3092: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0524/#ipfilter">BSD is not free software?</a>,
3093: LWN weekly news, May 24, 2001<br>
3094:
3095: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/May/News489.html">IP Filter License change?</a>,
3096: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, May 24, 2001<br>
3097:
1.212 horacio 3098: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010527142347">
3099: Changes in IPFilter license to affect OpenBSD?</a>,
1.191 jufi 3100: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 27, 2001<br>
3101:
1.211 horacio 3102: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/articles/ipf20010528.html"> -->
3103: IPF: Free no more?,
1.191 jufi 3104: Kurt Seifried, Security Portal, May 28, 2001 <br>
3105:
1.247 jufi 3106: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/1225224&mode=thread">IPF License Change: Redistribution Not Allowed</a>,
1.191 jufi 3107: Timothy, Slashdot, May 28, 2001<br>
3108:
1.247 jufi 3109: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/28/0610252&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.191 jufi 3110: Hemos, Slashdot, May 28, 2001 <br>
3111:
1.212 horacio 3112: <a href="http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20010530141105">
3113: IPF removed from OpenBSD</a>,
1.191 jufi 3114: Dengue, OpenBSD Journal, May 30, 2001<br>
3115:
3116: <a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-05-30-001-20-NW-BD">IPFilter Comes Out of OpenBSD CVS</a>,
3117: Theo de Raadt, Linux Today, May 30, 2001<br>
3118:
3119: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6119988.html">Open-source spat spurs software change</a>,
3120: Stephen Shankland, CNET.com - Tech News, May 30, 2001<br>
3121:
1.301 jose 3122: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010531-cs14"> [Swedish] Computer
3123: Sweden</a>, May 31, 2001<br>
3124:
1.191 jufi 3125: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0531/a/ipfilter-gone.php3">ipf (more)</a>,
3126: Theo de Raadt, LWN weekly news, May 31, 2001<br>
3127:
3128: <a href="http://lwn.net/2001/0601/">IP Filter licensing followup.</a>,
1.206 ian 3129: LWN weekly news, June 1, 2001<br>
1.191 jufi 3130:
1.192 jufi 3131: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/June/Features495.html">
3132: BSD project goals, IP Filter licensing, and Darren Reed interview</a>,
1.206 ian 3133: Jeremy C. Reed, BSD Today, June 1, 2001<br>
1.192 jufi 3134:
1.193 deraadt 3135: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO61038,00.html">
3136: OpenBSD drops firewall program in licensing dispute</a>,
1.206 ian 3137: Todd R. Weiss, ComputerWorld, June 1, 2001<br>
1.193 deraadt 3138:
1.247 jufi 3139: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/03/1911246&mode=thread">Changes in IPFilter License</a>,
1.196 deraadt 3140: Hemos, Slashdot, June 3, 2001<br>
3141:
1.247 jufi 3142: <a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/06/06/169245&mode=thread">
1.198 pvalchev 3143: OpenBSD and ipfilter still fighting over license agreement</a>,
3144: NewsForge, June 6, 2001<br>
3145:
1.213 horacio 3146: <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/06/25/1557213">
1.247 jufi 3147: OpenBSD gets brand-new packet filter</a> <em>(Slashdot echoes OpenBSD <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pf&sektion=4">pf(4)</a> development.)</em>,
1.213 horacio 3148: Slashdot, June 25, 2001<br>
3149:
1.190 horacio 3150: </strong></font><br>
1.191 jufi 3151: Many articles and discussions follow after Darren Reed clarified the license of his
3152: <a href="http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~avalon/ip-filter.html">IP Filter</a> software.<br>
3153: Because IPF is not <a href="http://www.opensource.org">Open Source</a> and does not qualify for
3154: <a href="goals.html">OpenBSD licence rules</a>, IPF was removed from future release,
3155: and will be replaced with a free alternative.
3156: <p>
1.190 horacio 3157:
1.247 jufi 3158: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 3159: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-linux-openbsd.html">
3160: Why Linux Will Never Be as Secure as OpenBSD</a>,
3161: SecurityPortal (now at Seifried's site), May 16, 2001
1.195 jufi 3162: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 3163:
1.195 jufi 3164: As a followup to his article one week before, titled
1.219 horacio 3165: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/os/20011107-openbsd-linux.html">"Why OpenBSD will never be as secure as Linux"</a>,
3166: Kurt Seifried comes to the conclusion that clean and good
3167: programming is more important than dozens of features and
1.195 jufi 3168: add-ons, therefore OpenBSD users are in a better position.
3169: <p>
3170:
1.247 jufi 3171: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 3172: <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-257013.html">
1.191 jufi 3173: Flaw found in common Internet standard</a>,
3174: ZDNet News, May 3, 2001
3175: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 3176:
1.191 jufi 3177: Robert Lemos talks about the <a href="http://www.cert.org">CERT</a>
1.301 jose 3178: <a href="http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-09.html">warning</a>
3179: concerning the Initial Sequence Numbers (ISN), which could be used to hijack
3180: TCP connections of several OS's, but not so with OpenBSD.
3181: <p>
3182:
3183: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3184: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010503-cs7">
3185: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
3186: May 3, 2001</strong></font><br>
3187:
3188: A report on FreeBSD really, but with an explicit statement of OpenBSD
3189: being best of brand when it comes to security.
1.190 horacio 3190: <p>
1.247 jufi 3191: </ul>
1.190 horacio 3192:
1.191 jufi 3193:
1.186 jufi 3194: <h2>April, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3195: <ul>
1.187 deraadt 3196:
1.247 jufi 3197: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.186 jufi 3198: <a href="http://razor.bindview.com/publish/papers/tcpseq.html">
1.187 deraadt 3199: Strange Attractors and TCP/IP Sequence Number Analysis</a>,
3200: Razor Bindview, April 21, 2001
1.186 jufi 3201: </strong></font><br>
1.187 deraadt 3202:
1.188 jufi 3203: Michal Zalewski reports and provides an overview over the degree of
1.199 pvalchev 3204: probability that someone can successfully insert a malicious packet
1.186 jufi 3205: into your TCP connection.<br>
1.187 deraadt 3206: In a series of pretty graphs, several OS are covered, including
3207: Windows 9x, ME and 2000, Solaris, Linux and the BSD family.<br>
1.189 horacio 3208: Good scoring for OpenBSD, we're nearly safe up to 2.8, and
1.187 deraadt 3209: completely safe from 2.9 on.
1.186 jufi 3210: <p>
3211:
1.301 jose 3212: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3213: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.asp?id=010420-cs6">
3214: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
3215: April 20, 2001</strong></font><br>
3216:
3217: A statement that Cygate's Service Protector product is based on OpenBSD.
3218: <p>
1.191 jufi 3219:
1.247 jufi 3220: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.220 horacio 3221: <a href="http://www.seifried.org/security/articles/20011015-elias-levy-interview.html">
3222: Abandon hope all ye who enter here</a>,
1.466 deraadt 3223: Security Portal (now at Seifried's site), April 5, 2001
1.191 jufi 3224: </strong></font><br>
3225:
3226: Kurt Seifried interviews Elias Levy, a.k.a. Aleph1 from BugTraq, who
3227: states that <em>"efforts like the one from the OpenBSD project
3228: <strong>are a must</strong>"</em> and then goes further to say
3229: that <em>"systems that have gone through a source code security
3230: audit should include a mandatory tag that says <strong>Lasciate ogne
3231: speranza, voi ch'intrate</strong>"</em>.<br>
3232: Through the interview he also gives a very interesting note on other
3233: complex security models implemented to existing systems, and how
3234: incorrect implementation or configuration of such models results in
3235: vulnerabilities. Security through simplicity... doesn't this sound
3236: familiar?
3237: <p>
1.247 jufi 3238: </ul>
1.191 jufi 3239:
1.178 louis 3240: <h2>March, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3241: <ul>
1.178 louis 3242:
1.247 jufi 3243: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.187 deraadt 3244: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2001/03/02/ipv6_ItoJun.html">
1.269 deraadt 3245: IPv6: An Interview with Itojun</a>,
3246: O'Reilly Network, March 2, 2001
1.178 louis 3247: </strong></font><br>
3248:
3249: Hubert Feyrer interviews Jun-ichiro "itojun" Hagino, one of the
3250: core KAME developers, who integrated the KAME IPv6 stack into OpenBSD and
3251: NetBSD. He's a bit disappointed by the slow deployment of IPv6 -- the router
3252: makers say there is no demand, and the ISPs are waiting for hardware. He
3253: talks also about the other cool projects by KAME and WIDE projects, and says
3254: you've got to visit Japan -- it's the place to be if you're a BSD geek!
3255: <p>
3256:
1.247 jufi 3257: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 3258: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/march01/features1_open_source_sec.shtml">
3259: Open source under the hood</a>,
3260: Information Security, March 2001.
1.182 louis 3261: </strong></font><br>
3262:
3263: More and more commercial software vendors are turning to open source software,
3264: including OpenBSD, to provide the building blocks for their products. Columnist
3265: Pete Loshin discusses the security implications.
3266: <p>
3267:
1.247 jufi 3268: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 3269: <a href="http://www.net-security.org/text/articles/mostsecure.shtml">
3270: Your Opinion: "Most Secure OS"</a>,
3271: Help Net Security, March 2001
1.179 louis 3272: </strong></font><br>
3273:
3274: Out of 340 reader opinions, the editors picked five, two of which opined
3275: that OpenBSD had the clear lead to the title of "Most Secure OS".
3276: <p>
1.247 jufi 3277: </ul>
1.179 louis 3278:
1.174 louis 3279:
1.175 louis 3280: <h2>February, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3281: <ul>
1.175 louis 3282:
1.247 jufi 3283: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 3284: <a href="http://www.thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/openbsd28/">
3285: Review: OpenBSD 2.8</a>,
3286: The Duke of URL, February 9, 2001
1.179 louis 3287: </strong></font><br>
3288:
3289: A very thorough review of OpenBSD 2.8 by Patrick Mullen, trying it on both
3290: Intel and AMD hardware, showing screen shots of the installation process.
3291: Oh, by the way, he refutes that earlier review that complained OpenBSD
3292: wouldn't run on VMware. Here's a toast to reviewers who do their homework.
3293: <p>
3294:
1.247 jufi 3295: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 3296: <a href="http://geodsoft.com/howto/harden/">
3297: Hardening OpenBSD Internet Servers</a>,
3298: GeodSoft, February 7, 2001
1.175 louis 3299: </strong></font><br>
3300:
3301: Not really a press article, but this how-to has good pointers on locking down
1.177 aaron 3302: an OpenBSD server, including how to create a recovery CD to minimize site
1.175 louis 3303: downtime (hey, hardware breaks). The tips apply also to other operating systems.
3304: <p>
1.247 jufi 3305: </ul>
1.175 louis 3306:
1.176 louis 3307:
1.172 mickey 3308: <h2>January, 2001</h2>
1.247 jufi 3309: <ul>
1.172 mickey 3310:
1.247 jufi 3311: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 3312: <u>Global geeks bet on open source</u>,
3313: The Globe and Mail, January 29, 2001
1.176 louis 3314: </strong></font><br>
3315:
3316: Columnist Jim Carroll uses the latest round of attacks on Microsoft sites
3317: to drum up a bit more business for open source software, including OpenBSD,
3318: <em>"which is known for its absolutely bedrock security"</em>.
1.180 louis 3319: <br>(Print only).
1.176 louis 3320: <p>
3321:
1.247 jufi 3322: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.176 louis 3323: <a
1.269 deraadt 3324: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/29/1718219">
3325: Theo de Raadt gives it all to OpenBSD</a>,
3326: NewsForge, January 29, 2001
1.174 louis 3327: </strong></font><br>
3328:
3329: This time, Open Source people profiler Julie Bresnick interviews Theo de Raadt,
3330: lead developer of OpenBSD, about how he started, the OpenBSD
3331: "family", hacking, conferences, friends, beer and mountain bikes.
3332: <p>
3333:
1.247 jufi 3334: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 3335: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/News394.html">Tucows
1.269 deraadt 3336: BSD Channel is no more</a>,
3337: BSD Today, January 24, 2001
1.174 louis 3338: </strong></font><br>
3339:
3340: Editor Jeremy Reed fails to shed a tear for the poorly edited (and often
3341: openly hostile) bsd.tucows.com site.
3342: <p>
3343:
1.247 jufi 3344: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 3345: <a
1.269 deraadt 3346: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/01/16/0333216">
3347: With Snoopy's Eriksen, the more things change, the more they stay the same</a>,
1.174 louis 3348: NewsForge, January 16, 2001
3349: </strong></font><br>
3350:
3351: In another quirky Open Source people profile, NewsForge columnist Julie
3352: Bresnick interviews Aamodt Eriksen, author of the Snoopy command logger, who
3353: runs OpenBSD on his ThinkPad and acknowledges as a role model, among others,
3354: our own Theo de Raadt.
3355: <p>
3356:
1.247 jufi 3357: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 3358: <a
1.269 deraadt 3359: href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2001/January/Features379.html">
3360: A lot of misinformation about BSD</a>,
3361: BSD Today, January 6, 2001
1.174 louis 3362: </strong></font><br>
3363:
3364: Editor Jeremy Reed takes the bsd.Tucows.com BSD reviewers to task for some
3365: inaccurate and ill-informed reviews, like the one that said that OpenBSD was
3366: licensed under the GPL (hint, it's anything but -- see our
3367: <a href="policy.html">policy page</a>. [Note Jan.24: bsd.tucows.com has been
3368: shut down.]
3369: <p>
3370:
1.247 jufi 3371: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.269 deraadt 3372: <a href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=865/ddj0165a/">
1.226 horacio 3373: Theo de Raadt, Todd Miller, Angelos Keromytis, Werner Losh, and Jack Woehr
1.269 deraadt 3374: at "A Roundtable on BSD, Security, and Quality"</a>,
3375: Dr. Dobb's, January, 2001
1.172 mickey 3376: </strong></font><br>
3377:
3378: Contributing Editor Jack Woehr moderated a roundtable with four
3379: key members of the BSD movement at the recent USENIX Security Symposium 2000.
3380: <p>
1.247 jufi 3381: </ul>
1.172 mickey 3382:
1.161 louis 3383: <h2>December, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3384: <ul>
1.161 louis 3385:
1.247 jufi 3386: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 3387: <a
1.269 deraadt 3388: href="http://eltoday.com/article.php3?ltsn=2000-12-26-001-13-PS">
3389: Florist.com Blossoms with Open Source E-Commerce Software from Akopia</a>,
3390: Enterprise Linux Today, December 26, 2000
1.175 louis 3391: </strong></font><br>
3392:
3393: On-line flowers for Hollywood glitterati? OpenBSD in the supporting cast. Story
3394: by John Wolley
3395: <p>
3396:
1.247 jufi 3397: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.175 louis 3398: <a
1.269 deraadt 3399: href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15614.html">
3400: OpenBSD exploit gets serious</a>,
3401: The Register, December 20, 2000
1.175 louis 3402: </strong></font><br>
3403:
3404: OpenBSD developers upgrade the importance of an esoteric buffer overflow in the
3405: FTP daemon after an exploit is published (ftpd is not enabled by default in
3406: OpenBSD).
3407: <p>
3408:
1.247 jufi 3409: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 3410: <a
1.247 jufi 3411: href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/12/11/1455210&mode=thread">Theo de
1.171 louis 3412: Raadt Responds</a>, Slashdot, December 11, 2000
3413: </strong></font><br>
3414:
3415: Lead developer Theo de Raadt answers reader questions moderated by Slashdot
3416: editor Roblimo. The mass interview covers a seriously wide range of topics:
3417: sharing the code auditing experience, securing the <a href="ports.html">ports
3418: tree</a>, books of various colours, secure coding practices, hardware, patches
3419: and hindsight.
3420: <p>
3421:
1.247 jufi 3422: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 3423: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=27059">
3424: OpenBSD Updated</a>, Computer Dealer News, December 8, 2000
3425: </strong></font><br>
3426:
3427: A small article on 2.8 release and CD sales.
3428: <p>
3429:
1.247 jufi 3430: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.171 louis 3431: <a
1.168 provos 3432: href="http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/07.openbsd.shtml">OpenBSD 2.8 runs on G3/G4 machine</a>, MacCentral Online,
3433: December 7, 2000
3434: </strong></font><br>
3435:
3436: OpenBSD 2.8 has been released -- it's free -- and will now run on
3437: iMac, G3, G4, and G4 Cube machines. And if that is Greek to you, let
3438: us explain.
3439: <p>
3440:
1.247 jufi 3441: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.234 jufi 3442: <a href="http://seifried.org/security/technical/20020307-kernel-options.html">
3443: System and Network Security - Kernel Options</a>,
1.211 horacio 3444: Kurt's Closet, Security Portal,
1.166 louis 3445: December 6, 2000
3446: </strong></font><br>
3447:
3448: Going beyond the usual security measures means looking at some often
3449: neglected kernel options and settings. Kurt Seifried looks at kernel
3450: options under OpenBSD, Linux and Solaris.
3451: <p>
3452:
1.247 jufi 3453: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 3454: <a href="http://www.zdnet.co.jp/macwire/0012/06/c_opinion.html">
3455: [Japanese] Opinion: why I use OpenBSD</a>,
3456: MacWIRE Online, ZDNet Japan, December 6, 2000
3457: </strong></font><br>
3458:
3459: Translation of Stephan Somogyi's opinion piece, explaining why he runs
3460: OpenBSD. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
3461: open spam relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
3462: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
3463: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
3464: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
3465: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
3466: <p>
3467:
3468: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.166 louis 3469: <a
1.226 horacio 3470: href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/12/03/1204bsd.html">
3471: Why I use OpenBSD</a>, MacWeek, December 4, 2000
1.162 millert 3472: </strong></font><br>
3473:
3474: Stephan Somogyi explains why he runs OpenBSD, largely due to OpenBSD's
1.167 louis 3475: emphasis on security. Some might argue that his example security flaw,
1.206 ian 3476: open SPAM relays, is really no big deal, but we think it raises an
1.167 louis 3477: important point: if an OS or mail system ships with relaying open by default,
3478: what message does that send about that system's resistance to less trivial
3479: attacks. He also chides Intel and 3Com for not providing driver
1.222 miod 3480: documentation to allow their IPsec networking cards to be used.
1.163 deraadt 3481: <p>
1.162 millert 3482:
1.247 jufi 3483: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.162 millert 3484: <a
1.161 louis 3485: href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/open_season?id=3a26ad1a2">BSD
3486: community learns to get along</a>, Open Season, Upside Today, December 1, 2000
3487: </strong></font><br>
3488:
3489: OpenBSD gets a passing mention in this cheerleader piece by Sam Williams about
3490: the wide distribution potential of the BSD-derived Mac OS X.
3491: <p>
3492:
1.247 jufi 3493: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.225 horacio 3494: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/December/News345.html">
3495: OpenBSD 2.8 officially released</a>, BSD Today, December, 2000
3496: </strong></font><br>
3497:
3498: OpenBSD 2.8 official release announcement on BSD Today.
3499: <p>
3500:
3501:
1.247 jufi 3502: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.169 louis 3503: <a
1.226 horacio 3504: href="http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=875/ddj0065o/">
3505: The Future of OpenBSD: A Conversation with Theo de Raadt</a>,
3506: Dr. Dobbs Journal, December 2000
1.169 louis 3507: </strong></font><br>
3508:
3509: Contributing editor Jack J. Woehr's interview with Theo de Raadt at Usenix
3510: Security Symposium 2000 gives a bit of insight about project dynamics, where
3511: the OS is headed, and on how the security audit evolved from a hunt for
3512: security holes to a philosophy of correct and bug-free programming.
3513: <p>
1.247 jufi 3514: </ul>
1.169 louis 3515:
1.158 louis 3516: <h2>November, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3517: <ul>
1.147 louis 3518:
1.247 jufi 3519: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 3520: <a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-503171.html">
3521: BSD to leapfrog Linux</a>, ZDnet Linux Opinion, November 29, 2000
1.175 louis 3522: </strong></font><br>
3523:
3524: A somewhat speculative article by Henry Kingman based on recent the recent
3525: flurry of releases, new products and conference activity from the BSD world.
3526: <p>
3527:
1.247 jufi 3528: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 3529: <a href="http://macweek.macworld.com/2000/11/19/1123somogyi.html">
3530: <!-- http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2657124,00.html" -->
3531: Is Darwin getting due respect?</a>, MacWeek, November 23, 2000
1.161 louis 3532: </strong></font><br>
3533: Stephan Somogyi dismisses Apple's open source offering as "opportunistic",
3534: Darwin, and sneaks in a tip of the hat to OpenBSD.
3535: <p>
3536:
1.247 jufi 3537: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.161 louis 3538: <a
3539: href="http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2000/1120works.html">Beyond Windows
3540: and Linux: Discovering the BSDs</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion, November 20, 2000
3541: </strong></font><br>
3542:
3543: Worried that Linux will be de-stabilized by the hype machine? Paul Hoffman
3544: suggests a serious look at the BSD-based operating systems.
3545: <p>
3546:
1.247 jufi 3547: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 3548: <a href="http://www.thelinuxgurus.org/linuxopenbsdfirewalls.shtml">Building
1.161 louis 3549: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>, book review, The Linux Gurus, November 18, 2000
3550: </strong></font><br>
1.174 louis 3551:
1.213 horacio 3552: In this detailed review of the Sonnenreich & Yates
1.383 jcs 3553: <a href="books.html">firewalls book</a>, the unnamed
1.161 louis 3554: author concludes that the authors aren't paranoid enough in stripping down
3555: the firewall system to the bare essentials.
3556: <p>
1.215 horacio 3557:
1.247 jufi 3558: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.174 louis 3559: <a
3560: href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/1113887">What the future holds for
3561: Unix</a>, vnunet.com, November 10, 2000
3562: </strong></font><br>
3563:
3564: Dave Cartwright dons the weird robes and gazes into the crystal ball for
3565: the future of big-iron UNIX, Linux and BSD. Best quote in the article:<br>
3566: <em>"Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD will continue to flourish due to their
3567: openness, price, quality and attitude."</em>. Quality, that's us (and
3568: much of the attitude too).
3569: <p>
1.161 louis 3570:
1.247 jufi 3571: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 3572: <!-- <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-11-2000/swol-1110-silicon.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 3573: <u>BSDCon 2000: A small, tasty conference</u>, Sun World, November 2000
1.157 louis 3574: </strong></font><br>
1.215 horacio 3575:
1.157 louis 3576: Silicon Carny columnist Rich Morin reviews BSD Con 2000. He gives an overview
3577: of the five BSD variants available and a bit of atmosphere from the conference.
3578: <p>
1.247 jufi 3579: </ul>
1.157 louis 3580:
3581: <h2>October, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3582: <ul>
1.157 louis 3583:
1.247 jufi 3584: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 3585: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20001025.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 3586: <u>Auditing Code, Kurt's Closet</u>, Security Portal, October 31, 2000
1.156 louis 3587: </strong></font><br>
3588:
3589: Kurt Seifried interviews John Viega, author of the ITS4 code auditing
3590: system. While he acknowledges the value of OpenBSD's strictly
3591: expert-based auditing process, he argues that using even an imperfect
3592: auditing tool is better than no audit at all.
3593: <p>
3594:
1.247 jufi 3595: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.156 louis 3596: href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2644279,00.html">Linux
3597: Boosts Unix</a>, ZDnet Inter@ctive Week, October 23, 2000
3598: </strong></font><br>
3599:
3600: Charles Babcock suggests that Unix and freenix OSes like Linux and
3601: OpenBSD are putting the squeeze on Microsoft Windows 2000's share of
3602: the high end server market. Not bad for a bunch of hackers who just do
3603: it because they love coding...
3604: <p>
3605:
1.247 jufi 3606: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.156 louis 3607: <a href="http://www.stallion.com/html/support/bsdcon-paper.html">Porting
3608: OpenBSD to the Motorola ColdFire</a>, BSDCon, October 18, 2000
3609: </strong></font><br>
3610:
3611: Dean Fogarty and David O'Rourke, engineers at Stallion Technologies
3612: Pty Ltd in Australia, presented this paper at BSDCon.<br>
3613: <i>"Making an Internet embedded appliance for public
3614: consumption is not a simple task. Choices including hardware, code
3615: development and user interface design must be made, each of which could
3616: either help or hinder a product. This paper outlines how and why
3617: Stallion Technologies used the Motorola ColdFire CPU and the OpenBSD
3618: operating system to create a successful Internet appliance."</i>
3619: <p>
3620:
1.247 jufi 3621: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 3622: <!-- a href="http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es405lofi.html" -->
3623: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/weblogarticle/0,6799,194423,00.html">
3624: Cry Hackerdom!</a>, FEED (Guardian Unlimited), October 17, 2000
1.153 louis 3625: </strong></font><br>
3626:
3627: Brendan Koerner continues his exploration of the digital world with a
3628: visit to this year's Defcon. There's a cameo appearance by Theo de Raadt,
3629: cast as a starving hacker. Before the article sets off a
3630: verge-of-financial-collapse panic on the mailing lists, we'd like to make
3631: a correction: Theo can occasionally afford a pint of Guinness to go with
3632: the pizza.
3633: <p>
3634:
1.247 jufi 3635: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.150 louis 3636: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=1061">Sniping at
3637: OpenBSD</a>, #RootPrompt.org, October 9, 2000
3638: </strong></font><br>
3639:
3640: Columnist Noel discusses some of the angry comments made about
3641: OpenBSD's Bugtraq disclosure of a localhost vulnerability . He gets
3642: at the point of the source code audit: it's not to find exploitable
3643: holes, but rather to fix bugs so that they never become security
3644: problems.
3645: <p>
3646:
1.247 jufi 3647: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.243 ian 3648: <a href="http://napalm.osuny.co.uk/txt/issue7.txt">Using IPSEC and Samba to integrate Windows Networks</a>, Napalm, October 6, 2000
1.154 louis 3649: </strong></font><br>
3650:
1.222 miod 3651: OpenBSD, IPsec, IPF, Samba and Windows: azure covers it all in this
1.154 louis 3652: networking epic about connecting two Windows-based networks over a VPN
3653: - whether they like it or not.
3654: <p>
3655:
1.247 jufi 3656: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 3657: <a href="http://www.upsidetoday.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39dceffe0.html">
3658: OpenBSD plugs a rare security leak</a>, Upside Today, October 6, 2000
1.148 aaron 3659: </strong></font><br>
3660:
3661: Developer Aaron Campbell is interviewed by Upside reporter Sam Williams
3662: about the recent concern over format string vulnerabilities and how
3663: OpenBSD has responded to the threat.
1.149 aaron 3664: <p>
1.148 aaron 3665:
1.247 jufi 3666: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 3667: <a href="http://www.networkmagazine.com/article/NMG20001003S0001/1">The Pros and Cons of Posting Vulnerabilities</a>, Network Magazine, October 5, 2000
1.156 louis 3668: </strong></font><br>
3669:
3670: Dissipating the smokescreen of FUD surrounding "full
3671: disclosure" is a never ending thankless task. Rik Farrow shows how
3672: it works by picking a particularly busy day in the life of BUGTRAQ, the
3673: full disclosure security mailing list. He concludes with a tip of the
3674: white hat to OpenBSD:<br>
3675: <i>"The true goal should be to write secure software in the first
3676: place. One Unix version, OpenBSD, gets all of its code audited for
3677: security bugs before it gets shipped."</i>
3678: <p>
3679:
1.247 jufi 3680: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 3681: <a href="http://www.byte.com/documents/s=448/byt20000927s0001/index.htm">
3682: BSD OSs Offer Unix Alternatives to Linux</a>, Byte, October 2, 2000
1.147 louis 3683: </strong></font><br>
3684:
3685: In a long-ish article subtitled "<i>For security, scaling,
3686: consider a BSD OS</i>", columnist Bill Nicholls does a survey of the
1.413 deraadt 3687: BSDs. Mostly he summarizes the history and quotes the various project
1.147 louis 3688: web sites, but this is the kind of article that should benefit
3689: non-technical readers bombarded with Linux advocacy.
3690: <p>
1.247 jufi 3691: </ul>
1.147 louis 3692:
1.138 louis 3693: <h2>September, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3694: <ul>
1.138 louis 3695:
1.247 jufi 3696: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 3697: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
3698: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>,
3699: <!-- a href="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2631373,00.html" -->
3700: Chris Coleman Explains BSD Unix, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.145 louis 3701: </strong></font><br>
3702:
1.227 horacio 3703: (Note: the second article is no longer online)<br>
1.146 louis 3704: Two BSD related articles in the same mainstream publication, on the same day.
3705: A trend, maybe? The first article, a business-oriented manager's eye view,
3706: credits OpenBSD's proactive security approach for spurring on security
3707: development in the other BSD groups, and even Linux. The second is an
3708: interview with Daemon News editor Chris Coleman which attempts to explain
3709: the various BSDs. The writer clearly hasn't mastered the topic yet, or even
3710: spelled Coleman's name consistently.
1.145 louis 3711: <p>
3712:
1.247 jufi 3713: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.231 jufi 3714: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/devhead/stories/articles/0,4413,2631312,00.html">
1.227 horacio 3715: BSD System Takes On Linux</a>, Inter@ctive Week, September 25, 2000
1.200 niklas 3716: </strong></font><br>
3717:
3718: A manager's eye view business-oriented story credits OpenBSD's proactive
3719: security approach for spurring on security development in the other BSD
3720: groups, and even Linux.
3721: <p>
3722:
1.247 jufi 3723: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 3724: <a href="http://upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=39b82a2e0">
3725: Primed and ready</a>,
1.139 louis 3726: Upside Today, September 7, 2000
3727: </strong></font><br>
3728:
3729: An article by Sam Williams about the reaction to RSA Security's pre-emptive
3730: release of RSA into the public domain. The impact on OpenBSD? Minimal --
3731: most users are already taking advantage of the trick to download the ssl
3732: library after installing the OS.
3733: <p>
3734:
1.247 jufi 3735: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.227 horacio 3736: <u>OpenBSD as a VPN Solution</u> <em>(not available online)</em>,
1.138 louis 3737: Sys Admin, September 2000
3738: </strong></font><br>
3739:
3740: Alex Withers contributed an article on setting up a VPN with OpenBSD's IPsec
3741: and the ISAKMPD key management daemon. He admits his implementation, though
3742: quite serviceable, only scratches the surface of the capabilities available.
3743: He strongly suggests going through the man pages
1.247 jufi 3744: (<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=vpn&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">vpn(8)</a>,
3745: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ipsec&apropos=0&sektion=0&ma
3746: npath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">ipsec(4)</a> and
3747: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isakmpd&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html">isakmpd(8)</a>) and the OpenBSD
1.189 horacio 3748: <a href="faq/faq13.html">IPsec FAQ</a> to get the most
1.138 louis 3749: out of the system.
3750: <p>
3751:
1.247 jufi 3752: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.144 louis 3753: <a href="http://www.osOpinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD, OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, September 2000
3754: </strong></font><br>
3755:
3756: Keith Rankin, a veteran system administrator, rates three operating systems
1.413 deraadt 3757: in terms of usability and productivity. Despite a lengthy rant about minimalist
1.200 niklas 3758: installations, <code>vi</code> and a default C shell, he finds nice things to
3759: say about OpenBSD's floppy + 'Net installation, the thorough system probe and
3760: the IP filtering and address translation.
3761: <p>
1.301 jose 3762:
3763: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
3764: [German] Das BSD-Ports-Verzeichnis, FreeX Magazin, 4.Quartal 2000
3765: </strong></font><br>
3766:
3767: Jörg Braun surveys the <a href="ports.html">Ports</a> system that gives
3768: users easy access to hundreds of net freeware applications. The author covers
3769: the various <code>make</code> options and targets, and also notes OpenBSD's
3770: "fake" installation used to create easily distributable binary
3771: packages as an automatic by-product of building a port.
3772: <p>
1.247 jufi 3773: </ul>
1.200 niklas 3774:
1.131 louis 3775: <h2>August, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3776: <ul>
1.131 louis 3777:
1.247 jufi 3778: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 3779: <a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/29/OpenBSD.html">
3780: OpenBSD and the Future of the Internet</a>,
3781: OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 29, 2000
1.139 louis 3782: </strong></font><br>
3783:
3784: David Jorm's column notes the fact that OpenBSD ships with functioning IPv6
3785: networking. He briefly walks through the procedure to get an OpenBSD system
3786: to participate in "6bone", the transitional IPv6 network.
3787: <p>
3788:
1.247 jufi 3789: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.143 louis 3790: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=832">OpenBSD's Good
3791: Example</a>, # RootPrompt.org, August 23, 2000
3792: </strong></font><br>
3793:
3794: Noel moves on after his "Cracked!" series to look at other
3795: security topics. This time, he installs OpenBSD, fully expecting some
3796: brutally stripped-down system good for nothing but firewalls and sniffers,
3797: but finds a functional desktop environment. OpenBSD sets an example for
3798: other systems: <i>"It is my opinion that there are many lessons
3799: in how OpenBSD is put together that the Linux community needs to take
3800: note of"</i>.
3801: <p>
3802:
1.247 jufi 3803: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.141 louis 3804: <a
1.247 jufi 3805: href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/08/22/0132212&mode=thread">The
1.141 louis 3806: Brit and the Big Boy</a>, NewsForge, August 22, 2000
3807: </strong></font><br>
3808:
3809: NewsForge Columnist Julie Bresnick pens a quirky profile of Tom Yates,
3810: co-author with Wes Sonnenreich of
3811: <a href="http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/35366-3.htm">Building
3812: Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</a>.
3813: <p>
3814:
1.247 jufi 3815: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.155 deraadt 3816: <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody000816.html">Linux
1.136 louis 3817: Revisited</a>, ABCnews.com, August 16, 2000
3818: </strong></font><br>
3819:
3820: In an article better entitled "Moody battles on", columnist Fred
3821: Moody continues his lone battle over the Linux security record. He rates
3822: OpenBSD as the choice of those who expect "much, much more" and
3823: quotes Marcus Ranum, CTO of Network Flight Recorder, talking about OpenBSD's
3824: code audit. <i>"They did some really interesting stuff; they did complete
3825: code audits of major hunks of the operating system and found huge, horrible,
3826: gigantic holes that all the other UNIX derivatives had been ignoring."</i>
3827: <p>
3828:
1.247 jufi 3829: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.134 louis 3830: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,17541,00.html">The
3831: World's Most Secure Operating System</a>, The Industry Standard, August 14,
3832: 2000
3833: </strong></font><br>
3834:
3835: <i>"A lone Canadian is reshaping the way software gets written. Is the world
3836: paying attention?"</i>. (Well, actually he's got help). Veteran technology
3837: reporter Brendan Koerner interviews Theo de Raadt, security vendors and
3838: writers to compare OpenBSD's code audit and "secure by default" credo
3839: against current industry practices.
3840: <p>
3841:
1.247 jufi 3842: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.140 louis 3843: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/08/OpenBSD.html">An Overview of OpenBSD Security</a>, OpenBSD Explained, O'Reilly Network, August 8, 2000
3844: </strong></font><br>
3845:
3846: David Jorm details the steps to configuring OpenSSH's sshd, and how to set up
3847: a secure Web server using OpenBSD's SSL support. He also looks at OpenBSD's
3848: security stance, the ongoing code audit and how to install security patches.
3849: <p>
3850:
1.247 jufi 3851: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.133 louis 3852: <a href="http://lwn.net/2000/0803/security.php3">OpenBSD runs fuzz</a>, Linux
3853: Weekly News, August 3, 2000
3854: </strong></font><br>
3855:
3856: Linux Weekly News security editor Liz Coolbaugh picks up on a Bugtraq thread
3857: about <code>fuzz</code>, a tool that tests commands with randomly generated
3858: command line arguments. Lead developer Theo de Raadt ran it against OpenBSD
3859: and found routine coding errors in about a dozen commands, none security-related.
3860: The article reprints de Raadt's posting and comments. Though the exercise was
3861: worthwhile, the tool only points to the areas to check, and is no substitute for
3862: careful code reviews, he concludes.
3863: <p>
3864:
1.247 jufi 3865: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.131 louis 3866: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/08/01/OpenBSD.html">OpenBSD
3867: in a Datacenter Scale Environment</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, August 1, 2000
3868: </strong></font><br>
3869:
3870: David Jorm's OpenBSD Explained column talks about IT Manager Grant Bailey's initial
3871: skepticism about OpenBSD being able to handle the load for www.2600.org.au's Web and
3872: FTP site. On a tight budget, he set up a K-6 450MHz system, with 128 MB RAM and an
3873: IDE drive, got a few friends with cable modems to pound on it, and was pleasantly
3874: surprised.<br>
1.133 louis 3875: <i>Update (Aug.4/2000): Grant writes that he has just seen the site's biggest day:
3876: 56GB outbound to everywhere on the Internet with 260 clients at one point, limited
3877: mostly by the RAM.</i>
1.131 louis 3878: <p>
1.247 jufi 3879: </ul>
1.131 louis 3880:
1.118 louis 3881: <h2>July, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3882: <ul>
1.118 louis 3883:
1.247 jufi 3884: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.125 deraadt 3885: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1107318">
3886: Linux developers hunt for kernel bugs</a>, vnunet.com, July 26, 2000
3887: </strong></font><br>
3888:
3889: John Leyden talks about the new Linux Kernel Auditing Project, and how
3890: last month some people decided that Linux needed some auditing. It is
3891: about time. The article mentions that
3892: <i>"OpenBSD, another Unix-like open source
3893: operating system, has been subject to an ongoing security audit
3894: since 1996."</i><br>
1.127 jufi 3895: The article apparently used to quote Roy Hills of NTA as saying
1.125 deraadt 3896: <i>""This is the first time I've heard of an audit of the whole of a
3897: general purpose operating system kernel"</i>, but it has been
1.199 pvalchev 3898: amended since.
1.125 deraadt 3899: <p>
3900:
1.247 jufi 3901: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 3902: <a href="http://www.securite.org/interview/theoderaadt/">
1.124 jufi 3903: Interview: Theo de Raadt</a>, Sécurité.org, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 3904: </strong></font><br>
3905:
3906: Nicolas Fischbach caught up to Theo de Raadt at CanSecWest in Vancouver a while
3907: back, and the resulting interview discusses Secure by Default and the genesis
3908: of OpenSSH.
3909: <p>
3910:
1.247 jufi 3911: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 3912: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000726.html"> -->
1.227 horacio 3913: <u>IPsec - We've Got a Ways To Go</u> (Part II), Security Portal, July 26, 2000
1.121 deraadt 3914: </strong></font><br>
3915:
3916: Kurt Seifried discusses various key management and tunnel modes and extensions
1.142 deraadt 3917: possible with IPSEC implementations, including OpenBSD's ethernet over IPSEC
1.121 deraadt 3918: bridging.
3919: <p>
3920:
1.247 jufi 3921: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 3922: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution236.html">
3923: Setting up OpenBSD 2.7 as a cable NAT system </a>, BSD Today, July 24, 2000
1.120 deraadt 3924: </strong></font><br>
3925:
1.121 deraadt 3926: Vlad Sedach writes about his experiences in setting up a ipnat/ipf box based
3927: on OpenBSD as his firewall.
1.120 deraadt 3928: <p>
3929:
1.247 jufi 3930: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 3931: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1106857">
3932: Most secure operating system update uses Digital Signature Algorithm</a>, vnunet.com, July 17, 2000
3933: </strong></font><br>
3934:
3935: James Middleton lists the features of the new 2.7 release.
3936: <p>
3937:
1.247 jufi 3938: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.118 louis 3939: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 3940: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Features230.html">
3941: OpenBSD is installed -- now what?</a>, BSD Today, July 14, 2000
1.119 reinhard 3942: </strong></font><br>
3943:
1.120 deraadt 3944: As a follow-up to <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">
3945: Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
1.119 reinhard 3946: Clifford Smith explains how to set <i>"up OpenBSD as a single-user,
3947: desktop system with basic information on installing the ports tree,
3948: setting up KDE, stopping unneeded services and using IPFilter."</i>
3949: <p>
3950:
1.247 jufi 3951: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.154 louis 3952: <a href="http://napalm.firest0rm.org/issue6.txt">IPsec Crash Course
3953: (part 1)</a>, Napalm, July 13, 2000
3954: </strong></font><br>
3955:
1.222 miod 3956: Technical article about IPsec by ajax, discussing the networking basics,
1.154 louis 3957: the key management daemons and various free and commercial implementations.
3958: This goes well beyond the usual how-to articles to explain the underlying
3959: protocols and their quirks.
3960: <p>
3961:
1.247 jufi 3962: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 3963: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32935">
3964: In the shadow of the penguin</a>, Computing Canada, July 7, 2000
1.128 louis 3965: </strong></font><br>
3966:
3967: Viewpoint columnist Matthew Friedman tries to set the record straight -- open
3968: source is not all about Linux. He focuses on the rock-solid networking performance
3969: and security and speaks with OpenBSD's Theo de Raadt and FreeBSD's Jordan
1.137 louis 3970: K. Hubbard.
1.128 louis 3971: <p>
3972:
1.247 jufi 3973: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.139 louis 3974: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MontyManley/MontyManley8.html">Be
3975: An Engineer, Not An Artist</a>, OS Opinion, July 6, 2000
3976: </strong></font><br>
3977:
3978: Monty Manley throws open the debate about artistic whim versus solid engineering
3979: in open source software development. Too few, like the OpenBSD auditors, are
3980: willing to sweat the details to make the code really work, he writes.
3981: <p>
3982:
1.247 jufi 3983: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.119 reinhard 3984: <a href="
1.120 deraadt 3985: http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/July/Contribution221.html">
3986: Attempting to install OpenBSD under VMware</a>, BSD Today, July 6, 2000
1.118 louis 3987: </strong></font><br>
3988:
3989: BSD Today reader Jeremy Weatherford tries his hand at installing OpenBSD
3990: on VMware, a system that allows multiple OSes to run concurrently on the
3991: same hardware. We can't fault him for trying, but being new to both OpenBSD
3992: and VMware, he might have been a tad too ambitious, considering VMware
3993: doesn't even list OpenBSD as a supported "guest" OS.
3994: <p>
1.247 jufi 3995: </ul>
1.118 louis 3996:
1.104 louis 3997: <h2>June, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 3998: <ul>
1.104 louis 3999:
1.247 jufi 4000: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.114 louis 4001: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/Features213.html">Installing OpenBSD 2.7</a>,
4002: BSD Today, June 29, 2000
4003: </strong></font><br>
4004:
4005: <i>So you want to try out OpenBSD, right? Sounds like your kind of operating system,
4006: right? Patrick Mullen installs and reviews the 2.7 release</i>. Another first-hand
4007: experience installing OpenBSD, with a sprinkling of humour because these articles can
4008: be a bit dry.
4009: <p>
4010:
1.247 jufi 4011: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.213 horacio 4012: <a href="http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0006/23.macosx.shtml">
4013: Road to Mac OS X: Security and OS X</a>,
4014: MacCentral Online, June 23, 2000
4015: </strong></font><br>
4016: On one of a series of articles from MacCentral Online
4017: columnist Dennis Sellers, he attempts to answer Mac OS users'
4018: questions on the move forward to Mac OS X. With concern to
4019: security, he quotes Mark Block saying:<br>
4020: <em>"Keep in mind that just because it's UNIX-based
4021: doesn't mean it's susceptible to crackers. OpenBSD is an
4022: example of an extremely secure flavor of UNIX."</em>
4023: <p>
4024:
1.247 jufi 4025: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 4026: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=33044">
4027: BSD (and Joe) are Canadian</a>, letter to the editor, Computing Canada, June 23,
1.137 louis 4028: 2000
1.128 louis 4029: </strong></font><br>
4030:
4031: "Dave the Canadian software guy" wrote to complain about a column
4032: entitled "The computing road less travelled". The article on
4033: alternative OSes never mentioned OpenBSD, published in Canada, or NetBSD,
4034: the sole BSD at Linux Quebec in April. "Is it time for a Joe the Canadian
4035: commercial for Canadian Software?", Dave asks.<br>
1.137 louis 4036: <i>The letter is further down the page</i>.
1.128 louis 4037: <p>
4038:
1.247 jufi 4039: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 4040: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000621.html"> -->
4041: Securing Your Network With OpenBSD, Kurt's Closet, Security Portal, June 21, 2000
1.113 naddy 4042: </strong></font><br>
1.110 louis 4043:
4044: Kurt Seifried looks at some new features in OpenBSD 2.7 and recommends it
4045: as a platform for patrolling your network. He also gives a sampling of
4046: the many security tools available for intrusion detection, vulnerability
4047: analysis and network management, all available from the
1.113 naddy 4048: <a href="ports.html">"Ports" collection</a>.
4049: <p>
1.110 louis 4050:
1.247 jufi 4051: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a
1.117 louis 4052: href="http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2589471,00.html">Exposed
4053: to a Web of viruses</a>, eWeek.com, June 19, 2000
4054: </strong></font><br>
4055:
4056: Peter Coffee, eWeek Labs, mentions OpenBSD in an article subtitled
4057: "IT wanted integration; Microsoft delivered. Now both must fix lax
4058: security". Near the end (it's there, really), he writes:
4059: <i>Those who champion the open-source process point to projects
4060: such as the OpenBSD operating system, with its tremendous security
4061: record, as proof of concept. But there are other examples, such as
4062: loopholes in Kerberos code that went unnoticed for years, that show
4063: the limits of volunteer effort</i>. Once again, we note that published
4064: source code doesn't automatically imply a security review. It won't
4065: happen by itself: people have to <i>want</i> to do it.
4066: <p>
4067:
1.247 jufi 4068: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.108 louis 4069: <a href="reprints/pr27.html">OpenBSD 2.7 press release</a>, June 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 4070: </strong></font><br>
1.108 louis 4071:
4072: This press release was translated into several languages and distributed to the
4073: trade press and Internet news sites.
1.113 naddy 4074: <p>
1.108 louis 4075:
1.247 jufi 4076: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.106 louis 4077: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/June/News196.html">Coming
4078: soon: a real-time OpenBSD?</a>, BSD Today, June 14, 2000
1.113 naddy 4079: </strong></font><br>
1.106 louis 4080:
4081: Randy Lewis of RTMX explains why they picked OpenBSD and how their real-time
4082: extensions will be folded back into the OpenBSD source tree in time for the
4083: next release. Interview by Jeremy C. Reed.
1.113 naddy 4084: <p>
1.106 louis 4085:
1.247 jufi 4086: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.107 louis 4087: <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/13/OpenBSD.html">Introduction
4088: to OpenBSD Networking</a>, BSD DevCenter, O'Reilly Network, June 13, 2000
1.113 naddy 4089: </strong></font><br>
1.107 louis 4090:
4091: David Jorm, no stranger to OpenBSD, gives a detailed tour of the basic steps for
4092: setting up an OpenBSD system as a gateway with a LAN interface and a PPP connection.
4093: He also points out the little differences that could trip up somebody just
4094: arriving from the Linux world.
1.113 naddy 4095: <p>
1.107 louis 4096:
1.247 jufi 4097: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 4098: <a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=1247/urm0006c/">
4099: The state of the daemon</a>, UNIX Review, June 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 4100: </strong></font><br>
1.105 louis 4101:
4102: Michael Lucas reviews the state of the art for BSD-derived systems,
4103: and finds much cause for optimism.
1.113 naddy 4104: "OpenBSD delves further into constructive paranoia", he writes.
1.105 louis 4105: Agreed, security is a state of mind, but unless the rash of serious incidents
4106: abates, it's not really paranoia.
1.113 naddy 4107: <p>
1.105 louis 4108:
1.247 jufi 4109: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.184 louis 4110: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/articles/june00/columns3_open_sources.shtml">Security
1.104 louis 4111: By DEFAULT</a>, OPEN SOURCES, Information Security, June 2000
1.113 naddy 4112: </strong></font><br>
1.104 louis 4113:
1.113 naddy 4114: <i>OpenBSD is one OS that's likely to be voted "Most Secure."
4115: So why not use it for all enterprise apps?</i> Columnist Pete Loshin
1.104 louis 4116: looks at OpenBSD as a serious contender for secure Internet servers.
1.130 deraadt 4117: <p>
1.104 louis 4118:
1.247 jufi 4119: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.121 deraadt 4120: <a href="http://www.americasnetwork.com/issues/2000issues/20000601/20000601_hackers.htm">
4121: Meet the hackers</a>, America's Network, June 1, 2000
4122: </strong></font><br>
4123:
4124: Patrick Neighly writes a long and detailed article about the hows and whys of
4125: the hacker community. Near the end, he interviews a hacker who states that
4126: <i>"OpenBSD tends to be a proactive security solution - they find holes
4127: before they're posted on Bugtraq"</i>
4128: <p>
1.301 jose 4129:
4130: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
4131: <a href="reprints/openbsd-hwcrypto.html">
4132: [Swedish] Säkerhet & Sekretess</a>,
4133: No 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
4134:
4135: This article reports in a positive tone on OpenBSD's latest security feature,
4136: hardware-supported cryptography.
4137: <p>
1.247 jufi 4138: </ul>
1.121 deraadt 4139:
1.85 louis 4140: <h2>May, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 4141: <ul>
1.85 louis 4142:
1.247 jufi 4143: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4144: <a href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=493">Cracked! Part4: The
1.99 louis 4145: Sniffer</a>, # RootPrompt.org, May 31, 2000
1.113 naddy 4146: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 4147:
4148: Noel continues his chronicle of a cracker attack on his LAN.
4149: In part 4, he notes that even local user vulnerabilities cannot
4150: be overlooked because you must assume that an attacker will
4151: eventually figure out a login/password. As part of his conclusions,
4152: he mentions he would like to explore OpenBSD for systems that
4153: need user accounts. The first three parts also make for interesting
4154: reading for all system administrators.
1.113 naddy 4155: <p>
1.99 louis 4156:
1.247 jufi 4157: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4158: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E">Flaw
1.100 louis 4159: found in PGP 5.0</a>, Computer World, May 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 4160: </strong></font><br>
1.100 louis 4161:
4162: PGP 5.0 was found to have a serious coding error under Linux and
4163: OpenBSD, where it replaced the random data obtained from /dev/random
4164: with a string of '1' digits when generating key pairs under certain
4165: conditions.
1.113 naddy 4166: <p>
1.100 louis 4167:
1.247 jufi 4168: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4169: <a href="http://www.beopen.com/features/articles/security_article.html">Security
1.95 louis 4170: Beyond the Garden of Eden</a>, BeOpen.com, May 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 4171: </strong></font><br>
1.95 louis 4172:
4173: Sam Williams strikes again. He interviews OpenBSD lead developer Theo de Raadt
4174: and Tom Vogt, a lead developer of Nexus, a "maximum security" Linux
4175: distribution unveiled on May 9. This article contrasts two different
4176: approaches to security.
1.113 naddy 4177: <p>
1.95 louis 4178:
1.247 jufi 4179: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4180: <a href="http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/story?id=3921a9080">OpenBSD
1.92 louis 4181: perfects security by one-upmanship</a>, Upside Today, May 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 4182: </strong></font><br>
1.92 louis 4183:
4184: Freelance writer Sam Williams captures the dynamics of the OpenBSD
4185: development effort in OpenBSD, dubbing it "geeking out for perfection".
1.94 louis 4186: Williams also takes note of OpenBSD's business-friendly non commercial
1.92 louis 4187: stance -- no corporate backers, yet plenty of commercial products
4188: with embedded OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 4189: <p>
1.92 louis 4190:
1.247 jufi 4191: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
4192: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?vdb=vdb&content=/vdb/stats.html">Vulnerability
1.91 louis 4193: Database Statistics</a>, Security Focus, May 15, 2000
1.113 naddy 4194: </strong></font><br>
1.91 louis 4195:
4196: "3 out of 2 people can't figure out statistics", the saying goes. In this light,
4197: we'd like to present Security Focus's summary of vulnerabilities. Read
4198: the disclaimers and feel free to dispute the results, but you have to
4199: admit it makes OpenBSD look good compared to other widely used OSes.
4200: We think the most important chart is the top one, total vulnerabilities.
4201: The upward trend is disturbing; it means the industry still doesn't
1.113 naddy 4202: "get it", and the users who trade off security for feature
1.91 louis 4203: creep are delivering the wrong message.
1.113 naddy 4204: <p>
1.91 louis 4205:
1.247 jufi 4206: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 4207: <!-- <a href="http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000510.html"> -->
4208: Why We're Doomed to Failure, Security Portal, May 10, 2000
1.113 naddy 4209: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 4210:
4211: Kurt Seifried talks about what people can do to promote security and
4212: protect themselves against the now-commonplace attacks. His first
4213: suggestion is for software vendors to audit code like OpenBSD did, but he
4214: feels that the effort and demand for knowledgeable programmers is too
4215: great for this approach to succeed. Instead, he suggests add-ons such as
4216: various Linux patches, development tools and replacement libraries. We
4217: think he gave up too easily: by accepting mudflaps in the place of
4218: airbags, he is taking the heat off software vendors to clean up the
4219: defects in their products.
1.113 naddy 4220: <p>
1.90 louis 4221:
1.247 jufi 4222: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.126 deraadt 4223: <a href="http://www.vnunet.com/Features/27240">
4224: They're after your data</a>, vnunet.com, May 17, 2000
4225: </strong></font><br>
4226: In a discussion related to government hacking, Dearbail Jordan interviews
4227: a random hacker who states that <i>"As far as operating systems go,
4228: OpenBSD, a completely free Unix variant, is probably the most secure
4229: C2-level Unix available today."</i> Well, OpenBSD is not C2, mostly
4230: because the Orange Book C2 standard is for Trusted systems, not Secure
4231: systems, but the remainder of his comment is probably a correct viewpoint.
4232: <p>
4233:
1.247 jufi 4234: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.87 louis 4235: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000502db52">Open
4236: Source Smugglers</a>, ComputerWorld, May 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 4237: </strong></font><br>
1.87 louis 4238:
1.113 naddy 4239: "Psssstt! Wanna a good, reliable operating system on the cheap? Thing is,
4240: you just can't tell your boss about it" Technology writer Peter Wayner
1.87 louis 4241: tells of the techies who break the rules and sneak open source
4242: systems on the job. He mentions the "security-conscious" OpenBSD as a
4243: successful secure e-commerce server against an rival NT implementation,
4244: as well as how Marcus Rannum embeds OpenBSD in the Network Flight Recorder
4245: IDS appliance to sidestep NT vs. UNIX prejudices.
1.113 naddy 4246: <p>
1.87 louis 4247:
1.247 jufi 4248: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.85 louis 4249: <a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000502/va_global__1.html">PowerCrypt
4250: Encryption Accelerator Endorsed by OpenBSD</a>, Business Wire, May 2, 2000
1.113 naddy 4251: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 4252:
4253: Press release from Global Technologies Group, Inc. announcing OpenBSD
1.222 miod 4254: support for their PowerCrypt IPsec hardware accelerators cards.
1.113 naddy 4255: <p>
1.85 louis 4256:
1.247 jufi 4257: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 4258: <a href="http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=000502-CSD1">
4259: [Swedish] Computer Sweden</a>,
4260: May 2, 2000</strong></font><br>
4261:
4262: An article describing *BSD as the choice of the "very demanding".
4263: OpenBSD is noted for its focus on security and cryptography.
4264: <p>
4265:
4266: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.89 louis 4267: <a href="http://www.bsdtoday.com/2000/May/Features138.html">An experience
4268: installing OpenBSD</a>, BSD Today, May 2000
1.113 naddy 4269: </strong></font><br>
1.89 louis 4270:
4271: Another "how I installed OpenBSD" article. Jeremy C. Reed writes
1.113 naddy 4272: a blow-by-blow, prompt & response chronicle of how he installed OpenBSD
1.89 louis 4273: 2.6, to the point of setting up X, the blackbox window manager and
4274: Netscape -- elapsed time, 4 hours and 38 minutes. Phew.
1.113 naddy 4275: <p>
1.89 louis 4276:
1.247 jufi 4277: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.493 steven 4278: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200005/adventure.html">My Adventures
1.85 louis 4279: In OpenBSD 2.6</a>, Daemon News, May 2000
1.113 naddy 4280: </strong></font><br>
1.85 louis 4281:
4282: Alison describes how she gave in to the geekier side of her nature and
4283: rescued a castaway PC and put OpenBSD on it. "Contrary to popular
4284: opinion, however, I think it's not just a matter of reliability," she
4285: writes, "but also of clarity and simplicity - two very important and
4286: oft-overlooked characteristics of computer software.".
1.247 jufi 4287: </ul>
1.85 louis 4288:
1.78 deraadt 4289: <h2>April, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 4290: <ul>
1.74 louis 4291:
1.247 jufi 4292: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4293: <a href="http://e-zine.nluug.nl/hold.html?cid=91">Interview with OpenBSD's
1.160 jufi 4294: Theo de Raadt</a>, <font color="#4669ad"><sup>eup</sup></font> E-zine,
1.83 louis 4295: April 20, 2000
1.113 naddy 4296: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 4297:
4298: In this interview by Daniel De Kok, lead developer Theo de Raadt comments
4299: on the BSDI/FreeBSD merger, OpenBSD as an embedded OS, and future plans for
4300: OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 4301: <p>
1.83 louis 4302:
1.247 jufi 4303: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.93 louis 4304: <a href="reprints/article_20000419.html">Security Experts Say Proprietary
4305: Code Isn't Scrutinized Well Enough</a>, SOURCES, April 19, 2000
1.113 naddy 4306: </strong></font><br>
1.93 louis 4307:
4308: This bulletin discusses security concerns raised by recent reports of
4309: vulnerabilities in commercial software such as backdoors and automatic
1.219 horacio 4310: registration forms. The article quotes Jerry Harold, president & co-founder of
1.93 louis 4311: Network Security Technologies Inc. "This is why NetSec builds its products
4312: on an operating system (OpenBSD) that has made security its number one goal."
1.113 naddy 4313: <p>
1.93 louis 4314:
1.247 jufi 4315: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 4316: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/topnews/os20000417.html"> -->
4317: Open Source - Why it's Good for Security,
4318: SecurityPortal, April 17, 2000
1.113 naddy 4319: </strong></font><br>
1.82 aaron 4320:
1.83 louis 4321: In another FUD-fighting article, security writer Kurt Seifried and
4322: Bastille Linux project leader Jay Beale refute a recent well-circulated
4323: article saying open source software is more vulnerable because the
4324: black hats can find bugs just by reading the source. If this were the
4325: case, they argue, OpenBSD could not have achieved its security record.
1.113 naddy 4326: They counter the claim by demolishing "security through
4327: obscurity", the myth that just won't go away.
4328: <p>
1.82 aaron 4329:
1.247 jufi 4330: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4331: <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/commentary/19">Wide Open Source</a>,
1.83 louis 4332: SecurityFocus.com, April 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 4333: </strong></font><br>
1.80 louis 4334:
1.83 louis 4335: Elias Levy of BUGTRAQ fame discusses the security of open- vs. closed-source
4336: software. OpenBSD developers are mentioned first among a few groups of people
4337: who care about auditing code for security vulnerabilities.
1.113 naddy 4338: <p>
1.80 louis 4339:
1.247 jufi 4340: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4341: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200004/badpressedit">
1.77 deraadt 4342: Bad Press</a>,
4343: 32Bits Online, April 2000
1.113 naddy 4344: </strong></font><br>
1.77 deraadt 4345:
4346: Slamming some recent press which had said that Open Source (and in particular
1.113 naddy 4347: Linux) leads to more software security problems, Clifford Smith states<br>
1.77 deraadt 4348: <b>"If there is ONE definitive proof that the source code being opened up for
4349: review provides the opportunity to create secure operating systems, OpenBSD
4350: is that proof."</b> (his emphasis)
1.113 naddy 4351: <p>
1.247 jufi 4352: </ul>
1.78 deraadt 4353:
4354: <h2>March, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 4355: <ul>
1.78 deraadt 4356:
1.247 jufi 4357: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 4358: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet20000329.html"> -->
4359: Linux is a security risk, I don't think so!,
1.78 deraadt 4360: Security Portal, March 29, 2000
1.113 naddy 4361: </strong></font><br>
1.78 deraadt 4362:
4363: Columnist Kurt Seifried uses OpenBSD's code audit as an example to
4364: refute a FUD piece on a major computer industry website that claims
4365: that Linux is a security risk because the bad guys can find the holes
4366: simply by reading the source code.
1.113 naddy 4367: <p>
1.74 louis 4368:
1.247 jufi 4369: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.88 louis 4370: <a href="http://www.linux.com/interviews/20000308/44/">The
4371: Kurt Seifried interview</a>, Linux.com, March 8, 2000
1.113 naddy 4372: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 4373:
1.219 horacio 4374: The roles have changed; security columnist Kurt Seifried is
4375: now the subject. He discusses his role at Security Portal,
4376: the state of Linux security, OpenBSD's security model and the
4377: Linux hardening scripts like Bastille Linux. He's pessimistic
4378: about the future and predicts that with management apathy
4379: towards security, "we're in for 10-50 more years of miserable
4380: computer security problems".
1.113 naddy 4381: <p>
1.88 louis 4382:
1.247 jufi 4383: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.115 louis 4384: <a href="reprints/article_20000306.html">Open source software:
1.116 louis 4385: Ready for Credit Union Primetime?</a>, CUES Tech Port, March 6, 2000
1.113 naddy 4386: </strong></font><br>
1.81 louis 4387:
4388: An article explaining the trade-offs of using open source software, how it
4389: might be applied to credit union enterprises and some caveats about the
4390: learning curve for staff not already familiar with UNIX-like operating
4391: systems. Author Tom DeSot strongly recommends OpenBSD in this article
1.115 louis 4392: written for credit union IS managers.
1.113 naddy 4393: <p>
1.81 louis 4394:
1.247 jufi 4395: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4396: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-03-2000/f_swol-03-silicon.html">The
1.90 louis 4397: Unix players change, but the (r)evolution continues</a>, SunWorld, March 2000
1.113 naddy 4398: </strong></font><br>
1.90 louis 4399:
4400: Rich Morin puts the 80's UNIX history of fragmentation in perspective by
4401: examining the creative tensions between the five operating systems derived
4402: from 4.4BSD-Lite. Rather than repeating the platitude of how the BSD-derived
4403: operating systems should unite, Morin's Silicon Carny column shows that the
4404: projects and companies cooperate even though they have diverging goals. And
4405: now that Sun has cautiously moved to open source some of its source, how
4406: will the open source world react, he asks.
1.113 naddy 4407: <p>
1.90 louis 4408:
1.247 jufi 4409: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4410: <a href="http://boardwatch.internet.com/mag/2000/mar/bwm79.html">Getting
1.76 louis 4411: to know OpenBSD</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, March 2000
1.113 naddy 4412: </strong></font><br>
1.71 louis 4413:
4414: UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl continues his survey of the freenix alternatives
4415: for ISPs with an interview with Louis Bertrand. The author also discusses
4416: the relative merits of OpenBSD and how ISPs might want to use it for a
1.76 louis 4417: competitive advantage.
1.113 naddy 4418: <p>
1.247 jufi 4419: </ul>
1.71 louis 4420:
1.69 deraadt 4421: <h2>February, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 4422: <ul>
1.70 louis 4423:
1.247 jufi 4424: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 4425: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/research/ssh-part2.html"> -->
4426: All About SSH - Part II: OpenSSH, Security Portal, February 28, 2000
1.113 naddy 4427: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 4428:
4429: Seán Boran wraps up his look at SSH with an article devoted to OpenSSH
4430: running on OpenBSD and other OSes, mentioning problems porting OpenSSH to
4431: platforms without good crypto support.
1.113 naddy 4432: <p>
1.70 louis 4433:
1.247 jufi 4434: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 4435: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000216.html"> -->
4436: Firewalling with IPF, Security Portal, February 16, 2000
1.113 naddy 4437: </strong></font><br>
1.68 louis 4438:
4439: Kurt Seifried, author of the Linux Administrators Security Guide, explains
1.248 jufi 4440: how to set up packet filtering with ipf. His examples are based on OpenBSD 2.6
1.68 louis 4441: even though his article isn't aimed at any specific OS.
1.113 naddy 4442: <p>
1.68 louis 4443:
1.247 jufi 4444: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 4445: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet20000209.html"> -->
4446: OpenBSD 2.6 - new features,
1.64 louis 4447: Security Portal, February 9, 2000
1.113 naddy 4448: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 4449:
1.111 jufi 4450: Kurt Seifried reviews OpenBSD 2.6 and finds new features like
4451: <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>, Apache
1.64 louis 4452: DSOs, and new device drivers. He also finds comfort in an old friend, the
1.113 naddy 4453: "secure by default" installation.
4454: <p>
1.64 louis 4455:
1.247 jufi 4456: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.152 deraadt 4457: <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO41147,00.html">Three
1.66 louis 4458: Unixlike systems may be better than Linux</a>, ComputerWorld, February 7, 2000
1.113 naddy 4459: </strong></font><br>
1.66 louis 4460:
1.113 naddy 4461: We really like Simson when he writes <i>"But if you're trying to get the
1.66 louis 4462: most for your money or if you want a higher level of security, take a look at
1.113 naddy 4463: the BSDs. The rewards can be considerable."</i> But he misses the point
1.66 louis 4464: about strong crypto because of the fuss over 128-bit browsers. The RSA patent
4465: has been a more effective muzzle on innovation than the export prohibitions.
4466: Also note OpenBSD and FreeBSD also integrate IPv6 in their current codebase.
1.113 naddy 4467: <p>
1.66 louis 4468:
1.247 jufi 4469: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
4470: <a href="http://www.32bitsonline.com/article.php3?file=issues/200002/fbsd34&page=1">Review
1.83 louis 4471: of FreeBSD 3.4</a>, 32BitsOnline, February 2000
1.113 naddy 4472: </strong></font><br>
1.83 louis 4473:
4474: In a review of FreeBSD 3.4, the author, Clifford Smith, was impressed
1.113 naddy 4475: enough about OpenBSD to say "<i>OpenBSD is probably the most secure
1.83 louis 4476: distribution out of the box because it comes with a source code that has
4477: been given a complete security audit. It also comes with KERBEROS enabled
4478: out of the chute, OpenSSL and ssh is part of the distro now, too. IPFilter
1.113 naddy 4479: works immediately. Just Brilliant."</i>
4480: <p>
1.83 louis 4481:
1.247 jufi 4482: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4483: <a href="http://www.infosecuritymag.com/feb2000/Linux.htm">Securing Linux</a>,
1.64 louis 4484: Information Security, February 2000
1.113 naddy 4485: </strong></font><br>
1.64 louis 4486:
4487: Pete Loshin surveys the state of the industry in Linux and UNIX-like
1.67 louis 4488: security. He highlights an emerging problem, novice Linux users
4489: who may unknowingly leave installation holes, or inadvertently create some.
1.64 louis 4490: The OpenBSD sidebar explains the goals and purpose of OpenBSD, and highlights
4491: its reputation among security experts.
1.113 naddy 4492: <p>
1.64 louis 4493:
1.247 jufi 4494: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4495: <a href="http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/KeithRankin%20/Keith%20Rankin1.html">FreeBSD,
1.65 louis 4496: OpenBSD and SuSE 6.2 Eval Review</a>, OS Opinion, February 2000
1.113 naddy 4497: </strong></font><br>
1.65 louis 4498:
4499: Can't decide? Let's try a bunch. Veteran computer jockey Keith Rankin
4500: compares a Linux distro and two of the BSDs. Long and quite detailed.
1.113 naddy 4501: <p>
1.301 jose 4502:
4503: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
4504: <a href="http://linux.kbst.bund.de/index.html">
4505: [German] Open Source Software in der Bundesverwaltung</a>,
4506: Bundesministerium des Innern, Februar 2000
4507: </strong></font><br>
4508:
4509: A paper on open source software in the German federal government,
4510: published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The paper, which
4511: gave reference to OpenBSD among many other OSes and applications, was
4512: posted then retracted on "orders from above" in the ministry.
4513: Giving way to
4514: <a href="http://www2.linuxtag.de/2000/deutsch/shownews.php3?id=0047">
4515: the pressure and protests</a> of the open source movement the ministry
4516: rerelased the document after cutting out some numbers.
4517: (the Microsoft Licence fees, btw.!)
4518: <p>
1.247 jufi 4519: </ul>
1.65 louis 4520:
1.69 deraadt 4521: <h2>January, 2000</h2>
1.247 jufi 4522: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 4523:
1.247 jufi 4524: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4525: <a href="http://www.epinions.com/cmd-review-7105-3AF042F-388EBC43-prod1">Secure
1.88 louis 4526: by default - a review of OpenBSD</a>, Epinions.com, January 26, 2000
1.113 naddy 4527: </strong></font><br>
1.88 louis 4528:
4529: OpenBSD gets a five-star rating in this reader contributed review by
4530: Justin Roth. It's a short glowing article that focuses on the security
4531: of OpenBSD. The reviewer cautions however that it's only secure if
4532: the administrator is vigilant.
1.113 naddy 4533: <p>
1.88 louis 4534:
1.247 jufi 4535: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4536: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/stories/linux/news/0,6423,2426206,00.html">Opening up, government style</a>, ZDNet, January 24, 2000
1.113 naddy 4537: </strong></font><br>
1.60 louis 4538:
4539: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch notes a small victory for open source
1.113 naddy 4540: when the US government recognised it as being for "the
4541: Public Good" in the recently relaxed cryptography export rules.
1.60 louis 4542: He quotes Theo mentioning that the RSA patent has had a far greater
4543: chilling effect on US-based cryptography than the export prohibitions.
1.113 naddy 4544: <p>
1.60 louis 4545:
1.247 jufi 4546: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.113 naddy 4547: "Info.sec.radio" radio show. 11:00AM, Monday, January 10, 2000<br>
1.377 david 4548: <a href="http://www.cjsw.com">CJSW 90.9 FM campus radio in Calgary</a> in
1.58 louis 4549: association with <a href="http://www.securityfocus.com">SecurityFocus</a>
1.113 naddy 4550: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 4551:
4552: In the inaugural show of <strong>Info.sec.radio</strong>, Dean Turner of
4553: Security Focus interviews Theo de Raadt about OpenBSD, security,
4554: and cryptography.
1.113 naddy 4555: <p>
1.58 louis 4556:
1.247 jufi 4557: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.136 louis 4558: Mudge, the halo and the 2.4 sticker, MSNBC, January 6, 2000.
1.113 naddy 4559: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 4560:
4561: The beastie sticker from OpenBSD 2.4 was spotted on Mudge's laptop cover
4562: in a file photo for this story about L0pht joining with corporate heavyweights.
1.113 naddy 4563: <p>
1.53 louis 4564:
1.247 jufi 4565: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.99 louis 4566: <a href="http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/sec/0103sec2.html">Does 'open'
4567: mean secure?</a>, NetworkWorld Fusion Newsletters, January 5, 2000
1.113 naddy 4568: </strong></font><br>
1.99 louis 4569:
4570: Security Portal founder Jim Reavis calls OpenBSD "Linux's Linux". We're not
4571: sure what it means, but he was making the point that public scrutiny of
4572: source code helps security, so it must be a compliment.
1.113 naddy 4573: <p>
1.99 louis 4574:
1.247 jufi 4575: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.58 louis 4576: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2416865,00.html">Giving
1.113 naddy 4577: Back</a>, Sm@rt Reseller Online, January 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 4578:
4579: Linux columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes mostly about VA Linux
4580: creating a source repository for open source projects, but there's an
1.113 naddy 4581: interesting quote: "Whether an open-source program runs on OpenBSD,
1.58 louis 4582: Palm or even Windows, so long as it's an open-source program it's game
1.113 naddy 4583: for SourceForge." OpenBSD, soon to be a household word!<p>
1.58 louis 4584:
1.247 jufi 4585: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.214 horacio 4586: <a href="http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=32876">
4587: There's more to open source than just Linux</a>, Computing Canada, January 2000
1.128 louis 4588: </strong></font><br>
4589:
4590: "Lack of consistency in different versions of distributions is leading some
4591: administrators to re-examine their approach", writes Linux columnist Gene
4592: Wilburn. He suggests the BSD systems as an alternative because they offer
4593: a "high level of consistency and integrity".
4594: <p>
4595:
1.247 jufi 4596: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4597: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-2000/swol-01-supersys.html">A
1.58 louis 4598: report from LISA</a>, SunWorld, January 2000
1.113 naddy 4599: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 4600:
4601: Columnist Peter Galvin gives a recap of LISA '99, mentioning among others
4602: Bob Beck's <a href="events.html#lisa99">paper</a> about securing public
1.113 naddy 4603: access Ethernet jacks on a university campus.<p>
1.58 louis 4604:
1.247 jufi 4605: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.55 deraadt 4606: <a href="http://www.northernjourney.com/opensource/linside/li006.html">Canadian open source projects</a>, The Computer Paper, January 2000
1.113 naddy 4607: </strong></font><br>
1.53 louis 4608:
4609: OpenBSD is featured in a year-end review of Canadian Open Source projects
1.111 jufi 4610: in
1.247 jufi 4611: <a href="http://www.canadacomputes.com/cc/section/pub/1,1100,33,00.html?pub=1&iss=52">The Computer Paper</a>.
1.53 louis 4612: Linux columnist Gene Wilburn gets it right. Unfortunately, the article isn't on
1.55 deraadt 4613: the Computer Paper's site, but it is available at the author's site.
1.113 naddy 4614: <p>
1.53 louis 4615:
1.247 jufi 4616: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4617: <a href="http://www.casselman.net/artlist/OpenBSD.htm">
1.58 louis 4618: A Home-Grown Operating System?</a>, Alberta Venture Magazine,
4619: January/February, 2000
1.113 naddy 4620: </strong></font><br>
1.51 deraadt 4621:
1.58 louis 4622: Grace Casselman interviews Theo about the development process of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 4623: <p>
1.301 jose 4624:
4625: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
4626: <a href="http://www.linux.news.pl/openbsd.html">
4627: [Polish] OpenBSD - ma same zalety?</a>,
4628: <i>OpenBSD - Nothing but advantages?</i>, LinuxNews Serwis
4629: Informacyjny, January 2000
4630: </strong></font><br>
4631:
4632: Bartek Rozkrut combines an overview of OpenBSD with a review of how to
4633: download and install the system. He mentions Theo de Raadt's "craze"
4634: about security and how he frustrates Linux advocates on Bugtraq with
4635: mails like "the problem was fixed a year ago in OpenBSD".
4636: The author spends some time explaining the disklabel partitioning scheme and
4637: reassuring would-be users that the no-frills installation script actually
4638: works even though it doesn't have a fancy point & click interface. He even
4639: gives typical download times from the various national ISPs.<br>
4640: <i>Thanks to Vadim Vygonets, Wojciech Scigala and Tenyen for their help
4641: with the translation. For the full text, see the
1.383 jcs 4642: <a href="mail.html">advocacy@openbsd.org mail archives</a>. Interpretation
4643: errors are mine --louis</i>
1.301 jose 4644: <p>
4645:
4646: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
4647: [Russian] Byte Magazine, Russia,
4648: <u>January 2000 issue</u>
4649: </strong></font><br>
4650:
4651: Interview with Theo de Raadt about history and feature of OpenBSD project.
4652: <p>
4653: </ul>
1.51 deraadt 4654:
1.69 deraadt 4655: <h2>December, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 4656: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 4657:
1.247 jufi 4658: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.219 horacio 4659: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/closet/closet19991222.html"> -->
4660: OpenSource projects - what I learned from Bastille (and others),
4661: Security Portal, December 23, 1999
1.113 naddy 4662: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 4663:
1.58 louis 4664: Kurt Seifried
4665: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
4666: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>, discusses
4667: the effort needed to create a Linux distribution. He mentions OpenBSD's
1.113 naddy 4668: code audit as a reference point for securing the OS.<p>
1.51 deraadt 4669:
1.247 jufi 4670: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4671: <a href="http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/1999_12_03_a.html">OpenBSD
1.96 louis 4672: 2.6 Now Available</a>, Server Watch, December 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 4673: </strong></font><br>
1.96 louis 4674:
4675: Picked up on OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
1.113 naddy 4676: <p>
1.96 louis 4677:
1.247 jufi 4678: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 4679: <a href="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/odi-02.12.99-000/">
4680: [German] OpenBSD 2.6 ist da</a>,
4681: heise online newsticker, December 2, 1999
4682: </strong></font><br>
4683:
4684: Brief summary of the OpenBSD 2.6 press release.
4685: <p>
4686:
4687: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4688: <a href="http://www.tekpress.com/Archives/1999/Dec/openbsd.html">OpenBSD
1.86 louis 4689: Review</a>, TekPress.COM, December 1999
1.113 naddy 4690: </strong></font><br>
1.86 louis 4691:
4692: Vlad Sedach offers a detailed look at OpenBSD, its history, security stance
4693: and cryptography. He notes the lack of
1.383 jcs 4694: <a href="smp.html">multiprocessor support</a>
1.86 louis 4695: but rates the security as best available, especially compared to NT.
1.113 naddy 4696: <p>
1.247 jufi 4697: </ul>
1.86 louis 4698:
1.69 deraadt 4699: <h2>November, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 4700: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 4701:
1.247 jufi 4702: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 4703: <a href="http://linux.com/featured_articles/19991115/206/">Buddying
4704: up to BSD: Part Three - Regrouping</a>, Linux.com, November 15, 1999
1.113 naddy 4705: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 4706:
4707: Reviewer Matt Michie responds to critics of his previous OpenBSD
4708: article in an opinion piece that discusses OpenBSD and Linux advocacy.
1.113 naddy 4709: <p>
1.61 louis 4710:
1.247 jufi 4711: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4712: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/99/11/08/991108opsecwatch.xml">
1.48 louis 4713: OpenBSD comes close to security nirvana with a system that is
4714: 'secure by default'</a>, InfoWorld, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 4715: </strong></font><br>
1.48 louis 4716:
4717: Security Watch columnists Stuart McClure and Joel Scambray say good things
1.113 naddy 4718: about OpenBSD's security stance. "As you've come to expect from us,
1.48 louis 4719: our faith in vendors' attention to security is waning, but OpenBSD
4720: gives us hope. OpenBSD is a group that has done it
1.113 naddy 4721: right -- or at least strives to".
4722: <p>
1.48 louis 4723:
1.247 jufi 4724: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.61 louis 4725: <a href="http://www.linux.com/featured_articles/19991108/200/">Buddying
4726: up to BSD: Part Two - OpenBSD</a>, Linux.com, November 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 4727: </strong></font><br>
1.61 louis 4728: Reviewer Matt Michie narrates his experience with an FTP installation
4729: of OpenBSD 2.5 on an aging P-133. Despite trouble with the installation he
4730: recommends it to experienced Linux users who wish to broaden their horizons.
4731: Then the reader feedback flames him for his trouble.
1.113 naddy 4732: <p>
1.61 louis 4733:
1.247 jufi 4734: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://slashdot.org/interviews/99/11/04/1716225.shtml">UK Royal Family webmaster prefers OpenBSD</a>,
1.48 louis 4735: Slashdot, November 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 4736: </strong></font><br>
1.46 louis 4737:
4738: Mick Morgan, of the UK's Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency,
4739: answers Slashdot readers and talks about the design of a high profile
4740: web site like the Royal Family's. In hindsight, he would have chosen
4741: OpenBSD for its security aspects.
1.113 naddy 4742: <p>
1.46 louis 4743:
1.247 jufi 4744: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.226 horacio 4745: <a href="http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2386632,00.html">
4746: Turning on the Zedz</a>, ZDNet, November 3, 1999
1.113 naddy 4747: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 4748:
4749: Linux columnist Evan Leibovitch tries to make sense of the byzantine
4750: US crypto laws and offers some alternative crypto software and
1.113 naddy 4751: resources including OpenBSD and <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>.<p>
1.58 louis 4752:
1.247 jufi 4753: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.70 louis 4754: <a href="http://www.boardwatch.com/mag/99/nov/bwm77pg4.html">Freenix
4755: flavors or, three demons and a penguin</a>, Boardwatch Magazine, November, 1999
1.113 naddy 4756: </strong></font><br>
1.70 louis 4757:
4758: Boardwatch Magazine's UNIX columnist Jeffrey Carl surveys the freenix choices
4759: for ISPs. We debate his conclusion that security and functionality are
4760: mutually exclusive choices. If that were the case, security conscious users
4761: would unplug from the Net and just send faxes.
1.113 naddy 4762: <p>
1.247 jufi 4763: </ul>
1.70 louis 4764:
1.69 deraadt 4765: <h2>October, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 4766: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 4767:
1.247 jufi 4768: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.211 horacio 4769: <!-- <a href="http://securityportal.com/direct.cgi?/closet/closet19991027.html"> -->
4770: OpenBSD - a secure alternative,
1.44 philen 4771: Security Portal, October 27 1999
1.113 naddy 4772: </strong></font><br>
1.44 philen 4773:
4774: Kurt Seifried
4775: (<a href="mailto:seifried@seifried.org">seifried@seifried.org</a>), security
4776: analyst and author of the <i>Linux Administrators Security Guide</i>,
4777: discusses setting up an OpenBSD firewall.
1.113 naddy 4778: <p>
1.44 philen 4779:
1.247 jufi 4780: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=99/10/22/1157259&mode=thread">Interview with The Cult of the Dead Cow</a>,
1.41 louis 4781: Slashdot, October 22, 1999
1.113 naddy 4782: </strong></font><br>
1.41 louis 4783:
4784: In between cheeky and rude answers to slashdot reader questions, cDc'ers
1.113 naddy 4785: mention OpenBSD's security model and code audit.<p>
1.41 louis 4786:
1.247 jufi 4787: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://www.lwn.net/1999/1014/security.phtml">The existence of OpenSSH-1.0 has been confirmed</a>,
1.37 louis 4788: Linux Weekly News, October 14, 1999
1.113 naddy 4789: </strong></font><br>
1.37 louis 4790:
4791: Linux Weekly News was the first non-BSD news agency to report the existence of
1.247 jufi 4792: <a href="crypto.html#ssh">OpenSSH</a>, which will ship with OpenBSD 2.6.<p>
1.37 louis 4793:
1.247 jufi 4794: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://www10.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/10/biztech/articles/11code.html">Easing on Software Exports Has Limits</a>,
1.36 louis 4795: New York Times, October 11, 1999
1.113 naddy 4796: </strong></font><br>
1.36 louis 4797:
4798: Peter Wayner takes a closer look at some consequences of the US government's
4799: restrictions on the export of strong cryptographic software, and finds no
4800: small amount of irony. OpenBSD is prominently featured, along with a picture
4801: of Theo de Raadt brandishing CD-ROMs. (No charge registration required to
1.113 naddy 4802: read the NY Times on the web).<p>
1.36 louis 4803:
1.247 jufi 4804: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://www.netsec.net/press_100699.html">NSTI announces commercial support services for OpenBSD</a>,
1.34 beck 4805: Yahoo News, Oct. 6, 1999
1.113 naddy 4806: </strong></font><br>
1.34 beck 4807:
1.36 louis 4808: Network Security Technologies press release on the PR Newswire. NSTI
1.113 naddy 4809: already uses OpenBSD in their Network Ops Center.<p>
1.34 beck 4810:
1.247 jufi 4811: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.493 steven 4812: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/199910/openbsd.html">I've been hacked!
1.39 louis 4813: How OpenBSD saved our project</a>, Daemon News, October 1999
1.113 naddy 4814: </strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 4815:
4816: Overworked system administrator John Horn tells us about his adventures with
1.113 naddy 4817: a publicly-accessible Lynx server.<p>
1.247 jufi 4818: </ul>
1.38 louis 4819:
1.69 deraadt 4820: <h2>September, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 4821: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 4822:
1.247 jufi 4823: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/technology/stories/990930/2929913.html">Calgarian heads team ensuring OpenBSD security</a>,
1.38 louis 4824: Calgary Herald, Sept. 30, 1999
1.113 naddy 4825: </strong></font><br>
1.32 louis 4826:
4827: Technology reporter Matthew McClearn interviewed system administrators and
4828: security specialists in Calgary and Edmonton who choose OpenBSD for its
1.113 naddy 4829: stability and proactive security audit. He also gives some project history.<p>
1.30 deraadt 4830:
1.113 naddy 4831: <li><strong>
1.29 louis 4832: Small town in Kentucky has Internet connectivity unlike the rest of
1.247 jufi 4833: America<font color="#009000">, MSNBC, Sept. 29, 1999
1.160 jufi 4834: </font></strong><br>
1.29 louis 4835:
4836: Jethro reports on the mailing lists that MSNBC aired a segment about a small
4837: town in Kentucky with high-speed Internet connectivity. During an interview
1.57 louis 4838: with the town's teenage security guru, you could read the prompt on his
4839: terminal:
1.113 naddy 4840: <blockquote>
4841: <code>Connected to spanweb.glasgow-ky.com.<br>
4842: Escape character is '^]'.<br>
4843: <br>
4844: OpenBSD/mac68k (spanweb.glasgow-ky.com) (ttyp0)<br>
4845: </code>
4846: </blockquote>
4847: <p>
4848:
1.247 jufi 4849: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.340 jose 4850: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?/features/990927hack.htm">Hack this! Microsoft and its critics dispute software-security issues, but users make the final call</a>, InfoWorld, Sept. 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.247 jufi 4851: <p>
4852:
4853: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
4854: <a href="http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9909/28/ms.security.idg/index.html">Microsoft: Bad security, or bad press?</a>, CNN, Sept. 28, 1999
1.113 naddy 4855: </strong></font><br>
1.24 deraadt 4856:
4857: A scathing look at the Microsoft "Insecure by Default" scheme quotes the
4858: CDC as saying that "The most secure platform 'out of the box' is OpenBSD,
1.26 deraadt 4859: because security is a focus on the project". Contrast the Microsoft scheme
1.247 jufi 4860: with <a href="security.html#default">ours</a>.<p>
1.24 deraadt 4861:
1.247 jufi 4862: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.301 jose 4863: <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/">[Japanese] BSD Magazine</a>,
4864: Sept. 28, 1999
4865: </strong></font><br>
4866:
4867: ASCII Corporation is launching a Japanese language magazine that covers the
4868: freenix BSDs, BSD/OS and related subjects. The magazine will also be
4869: translating and reprinting articles from
4870: <a href="http://www.daemonnews.org/">Daemon News</a>, the BSD ezine.
4871: <p>
4872:
4873: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.38 louis 4874: <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/ctg183.htm">Open source has roots in the Net</a>, USA Today, Sept. 20, 1999
1.113 naddy 4875: </strong></font><br>
1.19 louis 4876:
4877: Nice high profile mention of OpenBSD by Will Rodger:
4878: "Yet backers say the speed and transparency with which open source
4879: programmers compete to discover and then fix problems separates their
4880: operations from traditional software shops. OpenBSD -- still another
4881: open source operating system -- is often called the most secure
1.57 louis 4882: operating system in the world."
1.113 naddy 4883: <p>
1.19 louis 4884:
1.113 naddy 4885: <li><strong>
1.247 jufi 4886: Even better than Linux, <a href="http://www.boston.com/globe/">Boston Globe</a><font color="#009000">, Sept 16, 1999
1.160 jufi 4887: </font></strong><br>
1.16 louis 4888:
4889: Technology writer Simson L. Garfinkel confesses he prefers the BSDs better
4890: than Linux and explains why. He writes a nice paragraph or two about OpenBSD
4891: and its security and cryptography goals. However, reading this, you'd think
1.57 louis 4892: all the developers were Canadian (hint: they're not). The article has moved
4893: to the archives, free registration required.
1.113 naddy 4894: <p>
1.16 louis 4895:
1.247 jufi 4896: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4897: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/Home+page/83CB1A288A3B3EB54A2567E5001FEF41?OpenDocument">Microsoft,
1.57 louis 4898: Linux to become duopoly?</a>, ComputerWorld Australia, Sept 8, 1999.
1.113 naddy 4899: </strong></font><br>
1.14 louis 4900:
1.57 louis 4901: Reporter Natasha David interviews lead developer Theo de Raadt, who notes that cross-UNIX
4902: compatibility is losing ground in the rush for Linux applications. de Raadt
4903: was a keynote speaker at the Australian Unix User Group (AUUG) meeting in
1.113 naddy 4904: Melbourne.<p>
1.57 louis 4905:
1.247 jufi 4906: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4907: <a href="http://www.idg.net/idgns/1999/09/08/GNULaunchesFreeEncryptionTool.shtml">GNU
1.466 deraadt 4908: launches free encryption tool</a>, IDG News Service, September 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 4909: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 4910:
1.113 naddy 4911: <a href="http://www.gnupg.org/">GNU Privacy Guard</a> runs fine on OpenBSD.<p>
1.14 louis 4912:
1.247 jufi 4913: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.215 horacio 4914: <a href="http://www.samag.com/documents/s=1174/sam9909d/">
4915: Maintaining Patch Levels with Open Source BSDs</a>, SysAdmin feature article, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 4916: </strong></font><br>
1.21 louis 4917:
1.23 louis 4918: Michael Lucas explains the broad lines of the BSD development model and
4919: how to keep *BSD systems up-to-date with CVS. The author takes most of the
4920: examples from FreeBSD, but he takes the time to explain differences
4921: between the three systems. (Most of this is technology was originally
4922: invented by the earliest OpenBSD developers, as described in a
1.247 jufi 4923: <a href="events.html#anoncvs_paper">paper presented at Usenix</a>).<p>
1.21 louis 4924:
1.247 jufi 4925: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.47 louis 4926: <a href="http://www.opensourceit.com/tutorials/990901_openbsd.html">
4927: My own private IRP</a>, open source IT tutorial, Sept. 1999
1.113 naddy 4928: </strong></font><br>
1.47 louis 4929:
1.199 pvalchev 4930: Sean Sosik-Hamor describes how he built up his own Internet resource provider
1.47 louis 4931: (IRP) and web hosting business out of available hardware and freenix
4932: software. He chose OpenBSD exclusively for his DMZ and describes the FTP
4933: installation.
1.113 naddy 4934: <p>
1.47 louis 4935:
1.247 jufi 4936: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 4937: <a href="http://www2.idg.com.au/CWT1997.nsf/cwtoday/C02D91FFCD8CD68A4A2567F3007A9A05?OpenDocument">India-based
1.57 louis 4938: Web site offers raft of free OSes</a>,
1.113 naddy 4939: ComputerWorld Australia, September 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 4940:
1.301 jose 4941: OpenBSD is one of many free OSes offered at <a
4942: href="http://www.freeos.com/">FreeOS</a>, an India-based alternative OS news
4943: and portal site.<p>
1.247 jufi 4944: </ul>
1.57 louis 4945:
1.69 deraadt 4946: <h2>August, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 4947: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 4948:
1.247 jufi 4949: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.17 deraadt 4950: <a href="http://www.lti.on.ca/cw/archive/CW15-17/cw_wtemplate.cfm?filename=c1517n8.htm">
1.12 louis 4951: A Secure and Open Society</a>,
1.113 naddy 4952: ComputerWorld Canada, Aug 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.12 louis 4953:
4954: The article starts off as a personal story about lead developer Theo de Raadt,
4955: but if you read carefully, it does explain a lot about the origins and goals
1.57 louis 4956: of OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 4957: <p>
1.12 louis 4958:
1.247 jufi 4959: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.8 deraadt 4960: <a href="http://www.computermags.com/CCP/Pub/Story/1,1080,715,00.html">
1.10 deraadt 4961: 1999's Technically Excellent Canadians</a>,
1.113 naddy 4962: COMPUTERMAGS.COM, Aug 10, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.8 deraadt 4963:
4964: "CCW is very pleased to name our five Technically Excellent Canadians,
4965: who are significantly impacting on technology both at home and
1.20 louis 4966: abroad. Thanks to our readers for your involvement and nominations."
4967: The publisher of Canadian Computer Wholesaler (August 1999) and
4968: The Computer Paper (September 1999) presented this award
4969: to Theo de Raadt for his part in OpenBSD (the sub-article is half
4970: way down the page).
1.113 naddy 4971: <p>
1.247 jufi 4972: </ul>
1.8 deraadt 4973:
1.69 deraadt 4974: <h2>July, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 4975: <ul>
1.3 deraadt 4976:
1.247 jufi 4977: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.6 deraadt 4978: <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/292376.asp">
1.113 naddy 4979: The Net's stealth operating system</a>, MSNBC, July 22, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.6 deraadt 4980:
4981: "The OpenBSD group, which did a line-by-line security audit of BSD
4982: code, and now has what is widely regarded as the most secure OS
4983: available."
1.113 naddy 4984: <p>
1.301 jose 4985:
4986: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
4987: [Russian] Byte Magazine, Russia,
4988: <u>July/August 1999 issue</u>.
4989: </strong></font><br>
4990:
4991: A review of OpenBSD 2.5 and OpenBSD project goals.
4992: <p>
1.247 jufi 4993: </ul>
1.6 deraadt 4994:
1.69 deraadt 4995: <h2>June, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 4996: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 4997:
1.247 jufi 4998: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.33 louis 4999: <a href="http://www.data.com/issue/990607/ipsec.html">IPsec Tech Tutorial</a>,
1.113 naddy 5000: Data Communications, June 1999</strong></font><br>
1.33 louis 5001:
5002: "IPsec may be an open standard, but that's no guarantee that different
5003: vendors' gear will work together. To assess interoperability, we put an even
5004: dozen products through their paces." OpenBSD 2.4 and commercial IPsec
5005: implementations were tested by an independent lab for interoperability
5006: and ease in setting up tunneling gateways.
1.113 naddy 5007: <p>
1.33 louis 5008:
1.247 jufi 5009: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5010: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/swol-06-1999/swol-06-usenix.html?IDG.net">A
1.57 louis 5011: glimpse at the USENIX Technical Conference</a>, SunWorld, June 1999
1.113 naddy 5012: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 5013:
1.113 naddy 5014: In a review of this year's event subtitled "USENIX
5015: and Unix -- then and now", writer Vicki Brown contrasts the first
1.57 louis 5016: conference in 1979 to the recent one in Montery, California. Although it
5017: only mentions OpenBSD in the links section below the article, it's still
5018: an interesting read.
1.113 naddy 5019: <p>
1.247 jufi 5020: </ul>
1.57 louis 5021:
1.69 deraadt 5022: <h2>May, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 5023: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5024:
1.247 jufi 5025: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
5026: <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/financialpost.asp?f=990525/2636405&s2=canadianbusiness">
1.69 deraadt 5027: Operating system designed to foil hackers</a>,
1.113 naddy 5028: National Post, May 25, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 5029:
5030: The Post's technology reporter David Akin interviews Theo de Raadt for
5031: in a story that ran on the front page of the business section.
1.113 naddy 5032: <p>
1.69 deraadt 5033:
1.247 jufi 5034: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.39 louis 5035: <a href="http://www.pioneerplanet.com/reprints/051799tech.htm">
5036: OS Also-Rans: After Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, what's left for your
5037: Macintosh or Intel PC? Lots</a>, St.Paul-Minneapolis Pioneer-Planet, May 17 1999
1.113 naddy 5038: </strong></font><br>
1.39 louis 5039:
5040: Despite the terrible title, staff writer Julio Ojeda-Zapata gives fair
1.113 naddy 5041: treatment to the alternatives.<p>
1.39 louis 5042:
1.247 jufi 5043: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.493 steven 5044: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/199905/open-japan.html">In Search of OpenBSD</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999</strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 5045:
1.113 naddy 5046: Ejovi Nuwere in Japan: three days, three locations, one operating system.<p>
1.23 louis 5047:
1.247 jufi 5048: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.493 steven 5049: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/199905/chroot.html">Safe and friendly
1.68 louis 5050: read-only chroot jails for FTP and WWW</a>, DaemonNews, May 1999
1.113 naddy 5051: </strong></font><br>
1.23 louis 5052:
5053: "Ruffy" explains how to set up safe and friendly read-only FTP and WWW services
1.113 naddy 5054: with OpenBSD's ftpd as an example.<p>
1.247 jufi 5055: </ul>
1.23 louis 5056:
1.69 deraadt 5057: <h2>March, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 5058: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5059:
1.247 jufi 5060: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.365 jose 5061: <a href="http://www.computerbits.com/archive/1999/0300/bsd.html">
1.113 naddy 5062: Why to BSD in a Linux world</a>, March, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 5063:
5064: Description of the OpenBSD development process, and arguments as to why
5065: Linux probably cannot achieve the same level of security audit.
1.113 naddy 5066: <p>
1.2 deraadt 5067:
1.247 jufi 5068: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5069: <a href="http://archive.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/peer/990308pp.htm">Alternative
1.340 jose 5070: OSes face a Sisyphean struggle to get into the PC mainstream</a>, InfoWorld, March 8, 1999
1.113 naddy 5071: </strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 5072:
5073: Guest columnist Brett Arquette points out that Linux isn't the only alternative
5074: PC OS out there, then describes why hardware drivers and end user support is
1.185 jufi 5075: crucial to popularizing an OS. He mentions OpenBSD and adds a link to this
1.113 naddy 5076: site.<p>
1.247 jufi 5077: </ul>
1.57 louis 5078:
1.69 deraadt 5079: <h2>February, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 5080: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5081:
1.247 jufi 5082: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.493 steven 5083: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/199902/samba.html">
1.15 louis 5084: DaemonNews: Serving NT filesystems from an OpenBSD server</a>
1.113 naddy 5085: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.15 louis 5086:
5087: A system administrator debunks the myth that you must use NT as a file server
5088: when you run Windows clients. Squeezing performance out of vintage hardware and
5089: adding in some scripts to automate the setup of new projects won management
5090: over to OpenBSD.
1.113 naddy 5091: <p>
1.15 louis 5092:
1.247 jufi 5093: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 5094: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/security/990215sw.htm">
5095: Security Watch, end of year Golden Guardian awards.</a>
1.113 naddy 5096: February, 1999</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 5097:
5098: "Finally, we'd be remiss in ignoring OpenBSD in any discussion of top
5099: open-source security products. It registered high in our e-mail
5100: survey, and we promise to take a more active look at it in future
5101: columns."
1.113 naddy 5102: <p>
1.247 jufi 5103: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 5104:
1.69 deraadt 5105: <h2>January, 1999</h2>
1.247 jufi 5106: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5107:
1.247 jufi 5108: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5109: <a href="http://www.planetit.com/techcenters/docs/linux/technology/PIT19990701S0039/">Open-Source
1.58 louis 5110: Software: Power to the People</a>, Data Communications, January 4, 1999
1.113 naddy 5111: </strong></font><br>
1.58 louis 5112:
5113: Columnist Lee Bruno marvels that free software is serving alongside name-brand
1.113 naddy 5114: software. Page three mentions OpenBSD in the roundup.<p>
1.58 louis 5115:
1.113 naddy 5116: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.111 jufi 5117: <a href="http://www.sunworld.com/sunworldonline/swol-01-1999/swol-01-bsd_p.html">The
1.113 naddy 5118: return of BSD</a>, SunWorld, January 1999</strong></font><br>
1.57 louis 5119:
5120: BSD veteran Greg Lehey notes the strong loyalty of SunOS 4 users and surveys the
5121: BSD-derived OSes available on SPARC and PC hardware. The article also comes with
1.113 naddy 5122: a long list of useful links (some are stale).<p>
1.247 jufi 5123: </ul>
1.57 louis 5124:
1.69 deraadt 5125: <h2>November, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 5126: <ul>
1.301 jose 5127: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
5128: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-20/28.html">
5129: [Swedish] Datateknik</a>,
5130: Nov 20, 1998</strong></font><br>
5131:
5132: An article on the swedish <a href="events.html#ipsec98">IPsec interop</a> event
5133: mentions OpenBSD as one of the successful participants, and has a
5134: mini-interview with OpenBSD developer Niklas Hallqvist.
5135: <p>
5136:
5137: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
5138: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-13/1.html">
5139: [Swedish] Datateknik</a>,
5140: Nov 13, 1998 and
5141: <a href="http://www.datateknik.se/arkiv/98-14/1.html">
5142: Datateknik</a>,
5143: Nov 14, 1998</strong></font><br>
5144:
1.380 saad 5145: Two published letters talking about OpenBSD's role in Mac OS X. The first
1.301 jose 5146: one has some misconceptions which are corrected by the second which
5147: explains the licensing issues and points to our
5148: <a href="policy.html">copyright policy</a> page.
5149: <p>
1.69 deraadt 5150:
1.113 naddy 5151: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.493 steven 5152: <a href="http://ezine.daemonnews.org/199811/security.html">
1.222 miod 5153: OpenBSD and IPsec, leading the pack</a>, November, 1998
1.113 naddy 5154: </strong></font><br>
1.2 deraadt 5155:
1.222 miod 5156: A two-part article by Ejovi Nuwere focusing on OpenBSD's IPsec Development.
1.2 deraadt 5157: Part one is an introduction to OpenBSD's Photurisd and its current
5158: Implementation, including a brief interview with
5159: Photurisd creator Neils Provos.
1.113 naddy 5160: <p>
1.247 jufi 5161: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 5162:
1.69 deraadt 5163: <h2>August, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 5164: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5165:
1.247 jufi 5166: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 5167: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/5943.html">
1.113 naddy 5168: Beyond HOPE coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, Aug 11, 1997</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 5169:
1.69 deraadt 5170: Completely bogus (but quite amusing) description of what
5171: OpenBSD is.
1.113 naddy 5172: <p>
1.247 jufi 5173: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 5174:
1.69 deraadt 5175: <h2>July, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 5176: <ul>
1.1 deraadt 5177:
1.247 jufi 5178: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.1 deraadt 5179: <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayArchive.pl?/98/28/o03-28.40d.htm">
5180: Security Watch: Monthly Editorial.</a>
1.113 naddy 5181: July, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.1 deraadt 5182:
1.383 jcs 5183: Points at our <a href="security.html">security page</a>
1.1 deraadt 5184: calling it "OpenBSD's mantra".
1.113 naddy 5185: <p>
1.1 deraadt 5186:
1.247 jufi 5187: <li><font color="#009000"><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com">
1.113 naddy 5188: Wired Magazine</a>, June 1998, page 96 (paper edition only)</strong></font><br>
1.18 deraadt 5189: A half-page description of what OpenBSD is, with a strange picture
5190: of project founder Theo de Raadt (Wired loves Photoshop).
1.113 naddy 5191: <p>
1.247 jufi 5192: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 5193:
1.69 deraadt 5194: <h2>June, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 5195: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5196:
1.247 jufi 5197: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 5198: <a href="http://webserver.cpg.com/reviews/r1/3.4/index.html">
1.377 david 5199: WebServer Online</a>, reprinted in
5200: <a href="http://sw.expert.com/R/WS4.JUN.98.pdf">
1.69 deraadt 5201: Server/Workstation Expert (formerly
1.113 naddy 5202: SunExpert Magazine)</a>, June 1998, page 81</strong></font><br>
1.69 deraadt 5203:
5204: A glowing four-page description of OpenBSD emphasizing its use
5205: as a server and an OS that ships with security in the box
5206: (the SunExpert version is in PDF but includes their own
1.308 jose 5207: graphic - a cross between Superman™ and the BSD Daemon, which
1.69 deraadt 5208: the WebServer version in HTML does not).
1.113 naddy 5209: <p>
1.247 jufi 5210: </ul>
1.69 deraadt 5211:
5212: <h2>May, 1998</h2>
1.247 jufi 5213: <ul>
1.69 deraadt 5214:
1.247 jufi 5215: <li><font color="#009000"><strong>
1.69 deraadt 5216: <a href="http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/12035.html">
1.113 naddy 5217: Usenix coverage, Wired Magazine</a>, May 1, 1998</strong></font><br>
1.38 louis 5218:
1.69 deraadt 5219: Mention of OpenBSD with regards to our involvement in the
5220: Freenix track held at Usenix in New Orleans.
1.113 naddy 5221: <p>
1.112 naddy 5222:
1.247 jufi 5223: </ul>
1.113 naddy 5224: <p>
1.1 deraadt 5225:
1.292 camield 5226: <hr>
1.216 horacio 5227: <a href="index.html"><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
1.247 jufi 5228: <a href="mailto:www@openbsd.org">www@openbsd.org</a>
1.495 ! ian 5229: <br><small>$OpenBSD: press.html,v 1.494 2006/03/24 10:04:21 bernd Exp $</small>
1.1 deraadt 5230:
5231: </body>
5232: </html>